Injectable polymeric bodies
US5007940A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/92
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An injectable composition comprising a plurality of discrete physiologically-compatible, non-biodegradable, polymeric bodies, said bodies having (i) an average outside diameter of from about 0.005 to 0.20 inch, (ii) reversible deformability of about 20 to 75% of their unstressed outside diameter, and (iii) a lubricious surface; a process for the preparation of said composition and a method for treating a tissue condition in a patient using said composition.
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