Method for treating urinary reflux
AssigneeMicro Therapeutics, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Wallace, Richard J. Greff
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods for treating vesicoureteral reflux in a mammal wherein a composition comprising a water insoluble biocompatible polymer and a biocompatible solvent is delivered to the subureteral tissue of the mammal.
Claims22
A method for treating vesicoureteral reflux in a mammal, which method comprises delivering a composition comprising a water insoluble biocompatible polymer and a biocompatible solvent to the subureteral region of the mammal
- wherein said delivery is conducted under conditions such that a polymer precipitate forms in situ in the subureteral region thereby reducing the vesicoureteral reflux in the mammal.
A method for treating vesicoureteral reflux in a mammal, which method comprises delivering a composition comprising a water insoluble biocompatible polymer, a water insoluble contrast agent and a biocompatible solvent to the subureteral region of the mammal
- wherein said delivery is conducted under conditions such that a polymer precipitate forms in situ in the subureteral region thereby reducing the vesicoureteral reflux in the mammal.
A method for the delivery of a composition comprising a water insoluble biocompatible polymer, a biocompatible solvent, and a water insoluble contrast agent to the subureteral tissue of the mammal which tissue already has deposited therein with an initial amount of this composition which method comprises
- visualizing the position of the deposited composition in the subureteral tissue
- delivering a composition comprising a biocompatible polymer, a biocompatible solvent, and a contrast agent to the subureteral tissue of the mammal containing said deposited composition
- wherein said delivery is conducted under conditions such that additional polymer precipitate forms in situ in the subureteral tissue thereby further reducing vesicoureteral reflux in the mammal.
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