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US 2014/0274945 A1Published application
Resorbable Oxidized Cellulose Embolization Microspheres
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsPhillip Blaskovich, Rachit Ohri, Olga Cherniavsky
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Abstract
A method for forming an embolism within a blood vessel is disclosed. The method includes including: implanting a plurality of oxidized cellulose microspheres into a lumen of a blood vessel to at least partially block the lumen.
Claims22
A method for forming an embolism within a blood vessel comprising:
- implanting a plurality of oxidized cellulose microspheres 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 a plurality of oxidized cellulose microspheres through a lumen of the at least one arterial blood vessel;
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- implanting the plurality of oxidized cellulose microspheres 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 at least one cross-linking agent;
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- implanting the plurality of oxidized cellulose microspheres into a lumen of a blood vessel to at least partially block the lumen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.