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US 2014/0228933 A1Published application
Methods for modifying vascular vessel walls
AssigneeCook Medical Technologies LLC
InventorsBrian C. Case, Jacob A. Flagle
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Abstract
This invention relates in one aspect to the treatment of a vascular vessel with a biomaterial. The biomaterial can be a remodelable material that strengthens and/or supports the vessel walls. Additionally the biomaterial can include a variety of naturally occurring or added bioactive agents and/or viable cellular populations.
Claims16
1-52. (canceled)
A method of treating a vascular vessel of a patient, the method comprising:
- accessing a treatment site proximate to a defect in a vascular vessel;
- and
- placing a remodelable biomaterial in contact with an exterior of a vessel wall at the treatment site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.