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US 7,166,570 B2Granted
Medical implants and fibrosis-inducing agents
AssigneeAngiotech International AG
InventorsWilliam L. Hunter, David M. Gravett, Philip M. Toleikis, Arpita Maiti, Pierre E. Signore, Richard T. Liggins, Dechi Guan
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Abstract
Implants are used in combination with a fibrosis-inducing agent in order to induce fibrosis that may otherwise not occur when the implant is placed within an animal or increase fibrosis between the implant and the host tissue.
Claims9
A method for treating varicose or spider veins comprising injecting a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising silk into the lumen of a varicose or spider vein wherein the silk induces a fibrotic response.
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