Tokyo, Sept 2, 2009 (JCN) - Kuraray Medical, a subsidiary of Kuraray, has obtained approval under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law to manufacture and market its artificial bone graft medical devices. A artificial bone graft is a product used for medical treatment should a bone transplant become necessary as a result of disease or injury.
The three types of bone transplants are an autologous bone graft whereby a portion of a bone is taken from and transplanted within the same body, those from donor individuals to separate recipients, and those involving a supplemental element made using a artificial bone graft.
At present, autologous bone grafts are the predominant type of bone transplant in Japan. However, this requires healthy bone to be cut away from the patient's own body. Kuraray thus aimed to develop the third type, a artificial bone graft that could replace autologous bone grafts.
Kuraray Medical developed the new bone grafts in collaboration with the Ceramic Biomaterial Group, Biomaterials Center, National Institute for Materials Science and the Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, The University of Tsukuba.
Made of hydroxylapatite, the chief component of living bone, the aligned connectivity and porous structure of this product are conducive to binding together with surrounding bone and supplementing bone growth into the internal portion of the graft.
This product will be available nationwide following limited sales at selected medical facilities. Kuraray Medical is positioning this product as a cornerstone of its efforts to develop the artificial bone graft market.
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