Patent · US Expired

Tissue treatment

US7131997B2 · kind B2 · utility

49Cited by

304References

27Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Scimed Life Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

George Bourne · Libertyville, US
Marcia Buiser · Northborough, US
Thomas V. Casey, II · Grafton, US
Steve Keenan · Framingham, US
Janel Lanphere · Flagstaff, US
Jianmin Li · Lexington, US
Erin McKenna · Boston, US
Zarouhi Minasian · Bedford, US
Doreen Rao · Sudbury, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 30, 2002
Grant date	Nov 7, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 16, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC08J2329/04
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of treating tissue includes placing substantially spherical polymer particles in the tissue. The particles include an interior region having relatively large pores and a first region substantially surrounding the interior having fewer relatively large pores than the interior region.

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