Confinement of kidney stone fragments during lithotripsy
US8409218B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/013
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention improves significantly the success rate of lithotripsy and reduces the risk of tissue damage, by injecting a temporary plug in front, and optionally behind a concretion (for extracorporeal lithotripsy) or behind a concretion (for intracorporeal lithotripsy). One aspect of the present invention relates to injecting an inverse thermosensitive polymer solution into a lumen, thereby preventing the migration of a concretion, or its fragments, upon extracorporeal or intracorporeal lithotripsy.
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