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US 7,442,389 B2Granted
Methods of administering microparticles combined with autologous body components
AssigneeArtes Medical, Inc.
InventorsGerhard Quelle, Russell J. Anderson, Stefan M. Lemperle
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Abstract
Microspheres to be implanted into a patient are metered and mixed with fluids, cells, or tissues withdrawn from the patient's own body, and reinserted into the patient's body to achieve augmentation, repair or other treatment of the patient's tissue.
Claims41
A tissue treatment implant for administration to a patient, comprising:
- a bulking agent consisting of a plurality of round and smooth polymethylmethacrylate microparticles preloaded within a mixing and delivery system;
- and
- an autologous carrier made from cells obtained from soft tissue withdrawn from said patient into the mixing and delivery system;
- wherein the bulking agent and the autologous carrier are combined within the mixing and delivery system and then delivered to the treatment location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.