Active tissue augmentation materials and method
AssigneeEv&M
InventorPaul Leonard Miller
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Abstract
Active tissue augmenting agents, compositions and methods for use are disclosed. In a typical embodiment, the active augmenting agents of the invention can be used to form an artificial sphincter around a lumen of a human or animal body. In one embodiment, the active augmenting agent comprises magnitizable particles which can provide occlusion of a lumen, such as the urethral lumen, by circumferential attraction of the injected material toward the center of the lumen by the inherent magnetic flux field created from the magnetic dipoles of the magnetic particles.
Claims28
A method for augmenting a soft tissue in a body comprising:
- selecting an active augmenting agent;
- depositing the active augmenting agent at locations in the soft tissue to be augmented.
A method for forming a sphincter surrounding a portion of a body lumen, the method comprising a step of injecting an active augmenting agent into tissue surrounding the lumen.
An active augmenting agent comprising:
- a plurality of magnetizable particles;
- and
- a biocompatible carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.