BioMimetic Therapeutics Receives Approval to Commercialize Augment® Bone Graft in Australia

BioMimetic Therapeutics

today announced that the Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved the Company's medical device application for Augment® Bone Graft clearing the way for commercialization of the product in Australia and its listing on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (

). Based on the clinical data from the North American pivotal trial and Canadian registration trial evaluating Augment Bone Graft, the product has been approved in Australia for use as an alternative to autograft, the current gold standard in bone grafting, in hindfoot and ankle fusion procedures.