Injectable polymeric bodies
AssigneeAmerican Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorEric P. Berg
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Abstract
An injectable composition consisting of a plurality of discrete physiologically-compatible, non-biodegradable, silicone rubber bodies, said bodies having (i) a maximum outside dimension of from about 0.005 to 0.08 inch (125 to 2000.mu.), (ii) reversible deformability of about 20 to 75% of their unstressed outside dimension and (iii) a lubricious surface, wherein the lubricious surface is provided by a thin film coating of a liquid lubricant; and a method for treating a tissue condition in a patient using said composition.
Claims9
An injectable composition consisting of a plurality of discrete physiologically-compatible, non-biodegradable, silicone rubber bodies, said bodies having (i) a maximum outside dimension of from about 0.005 to 0.08 inch (125 to 2000.mu.), (ii) reversible deformability of about 20 to 75% of their unstressed outside dimension, and (iii) a lubricious surface, wherein the lubricious surface is provided by a thin film coating of a liquid lubricant.
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