Method of deforming tissue with a swollen hydrogel
US5813411A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/915
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of treating urinary disorders utilizing a physiologically acceptable composition including a plurality of physiologically acceptable hydrogel particles which have been swollen in a water solution containing a low molecular weight water soluble organic compound, the solution having the ability to swell the particles. The concentration of the organic compound is such that the resulting particles can be inserted, without use of a carrier liquid utilizing a hand driven hypodermic syringe. The swollen hydrogel particles are substantially insoluble in body fluids.
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