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US 2006/0235504 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for treatment of luminal hyperplasia
AssigneeClear Vascular, Inc.
InventorGilbert Gonzales
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Abstract
A luminal implant comprises a conversion electron emitting source present on an expandable scaffold. Implant may be positioned within a blood vessel or other luminal site at risk of hyperplasia or neoplasia. The conversion electrons emitted by the source will inhibit hyperplasia or neoplasia.
Claims32
A luminal implant comprising a conversion electron emitting source (CEES).
A method for inhibiting hyperplasia in a body lumen, said method comprising:
- implanting a source of conversion electrons in a body lumen at risk of hyperplasia.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.