Method for treating tissue with an implant
US7056277B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2023 |
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- 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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