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US 2018/0028715 A1Published application
Carbon-based compositions useful for occlusive medical devices and methods of making and using them
OwnerKevin Eisenfratsinventor
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Abstract
An occlusive device and a method of embolizing or occluding a bodily lumen by injecting or otherwise implanting the occlusive device are described. The device includes a polymer or polymer composition and a carbon-based material or nanomaterial such as graphene. The device may be used for sterilizing a human or animal by implanting the device into the vas deferens, fallopian tubes, or uterus, but may also be used to occlude any other bodily ducts, interstitial space, or organs.
Claims20
A composition comprising:
- a carbon-based nanomaterial or carbon allotrope, a polymer or network forming agent, and a solvent,
- wherein the carbon-based nanomaterial or carbon allotrope is present in the composition at a concentration which enhances the efficacy of the composition as an occlusive agent upon administration into a body lumen.
A method of occluding a body lumen comprising:
- administering a composition into the body lumen, wherein the composition comprises a carbon-based nanomaterial or carbon allotrope, a polymer, and a solvent, and wherein the carbon-based nanomaterial or carbon allotrope is present in the composition at a concentration which enhances the efficacy of the composition as an occlusive agent upon administration into a body lumen;
- and
- polymerizing the composition or forming a mass from the composition in the body lumen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.