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Method for treating tissue with an implant

US7056277B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateJun 4, 2003
Grant dateJun 6, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/00495
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for creating an implant in a wall forming a cavity in a mammalian body and having a muscle layer extending circumferentially around the cavity. A material is introduced into the wall so that the material extends along the muscle layer to form an implant in the wall.

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