Compositions for increasing the image contrast in diagnostic investigations of the digestive tract of patients
AssigneeBracco International B.V.
InventorsHerve Tournier, Roland Hyacinthe, Friedrich Cavagna
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Abstract
Method of making an ingestible composition useful as a contrast enhancing agent in ultrasonic imaging of the digestive tract of humans and animals, wherein the composition has microballoons as contrast enhancing particles bound to an organic carrier phase, which when hydrated has an adhesive affinity for the gastrointestinal mucosa. Method includes grafting a silane coupler having at least two reactive functions to the microballoons through one of the reactive functions and binding the grafted microballoons to the carrier phase through another reactive function.
Claims3
A method of making an ingestible composition useful as a contrast enhancing agent in the ultrasonic imaging of the digestive tract of humans and animals, said composition consisting essentially of organic microballoons as contrast enhancing particles bound to an organic carrier phase which when hydrated has an adhesive affinity for the gastrointestinal mucosa, said method comprising the steps of:
- selecting a silane coupler having at least two reactive functions:
- grafting said coupler to said microballoons through one of said at least two reactive functions:
- and
- binding said grafted microballoons to said carrier phase through another of said reactive functions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.