Injectable polymeric bodies
US5158573A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 1991 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/926
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An injectable composition consisting of a plurality of discrete physiologically-compatible, non-biodegradable, silicone rubber bodies, said bodies having (i) a maximum outside dimension of from about 0.005 to 0.08 inch (125 to 2000.mu.), (ii) reversible deformability of about 20 to 75% of their unstressed outside dimension and (iii) a lubricious surface, wherein the lubricious surface is provided by a thin film coating of a liquid lubricant; and a method for treating a tissue condition in a patient using said composition.
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