Bi-Ostetic is a mixture with a nominal composition of 60% hydroxyapatite and 40% beta-tri-calcium phosphate. Bi-Ostetic is safe and has excellent biocompatibility. After it is implanted, the implant resorbs and is later replaced by natural bone. Bi-Ostetic is a natural choice for sparing patients the trauma of autograft harvesting. It also provides a safe alternative to human or animal cadaver bone that completely eliminates the potential for disease transmission.Bi-Ostetic is an osteoconductive bone substitute shaped as granules or blocks that are intended to be used to fill voids and gaps that are not intrinsic to the stability of the bone structure. These gaps or voids may be located in the extremities, spine, pelvis, or cranium. The granules may be pressed into the void or into the surgical site by hand. The Bi-Ostetic granules provide void filling material that acts as a temporary support medium. The granules are not intended to provide structural support during the healing process. The implant is radio-opaque. Bi-Ostetic is biocompatible and resorbs in the body as bone ingrowth occurs.
A bioabsorbable device made of synthetic material intended to be implanted into the body to provide osteoconductive bone-tissue scaffolds, and sometimes osteovascularization, to replace bone lost through trauma, surgery, or pathological conditions (e.g., osteoporosis); it does not include an antimicrobial agent(s). It may be made of ceramics (e.g., tricalcium phosphate or hydroxyapatite), bioactive glasses/minerals/metals (e.g., strontium), or bioabsorbable polymers. It is used to fill cystic defects, repair fractures, and/or extend autogenous bone grafts and is typically provided as cancellous blocks, chips, or granules of varying sizes, or mouldable/fluid materials.