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US 11,872,244 B2Granted
Thixotropic oxidized cellulose solutions and medical applications thereof
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsRachit Ohri, Phillip D. Blaskovich, Min-Shyan Sheu, Petra Brockfeld
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Abstract
A method of treatment includes agitating a thixotropic oxidized cellulose solution; administering the agitated thixotropic oxidized cellulose solution to a target tissue site; and allowing the agitated thixotropic oxidized cellulose solution to gel at the target tissue site.
Claims15
A method for forming an embolism within a blood vessel comprising:
- implanting an oxidized cellulose slurry into a lumen of a blood vessel to at least partially block the lumen.
A method for treating a tumor comprising:
- identifying at least one arterial blood vessel supplying blood to a tumor;
- guiding an implantation device comprising an oxidized cellulose slurry through a lumen of the at least one arterial blood vessel;
- and
- implanting the oxidized cellulose slurry into the lumen through the implantation device to at least partially block the lumen and impede supply of blood to the tumor.
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A method for forming an embolism within a blood vessel comprising:
- contacting a plurality of oxidized cellulose microspheres with a saline solution to form an oxidized cellulose slurry;
- and
- implanting the oxidized cellulose slurry into a lumen of a blood vessel to at least partially block the lumen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.