Composition for the carrying and delivery of bone growth inducing material and methods for producing and applying the composition

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to compositions for delivering bone growth inducing material (e.g., to viable bone and/or other skeletal tissues to repair defects and the like). More particularly, various embodiments of the present invention relate to delivery mechanisms for an osteotherapeutic material (e.g., osteoinductive and/or osteoconductive materials), including (but not limited to) demineralized bone matrix ("DBM") and cortical-cancellous bone chips ("CCC"). Certain compositions according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise mixtures of a physiologically acceptable biodegradable carrier, an osteoinductive material, and/or an osteoconductive material (e.g., DBM and CCC). The compositions may thus be applied (for example, to defective bone tissue and/or other viable tissue) to induce formation of new bone. Other embodiments of the present invention relate to the preparation of compositions and methods of using such compositions.