Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – In vivo diagnosis or in vivo testing – X-ray contrast imaging agent
Patent
1995-07-27
1997-09-16
Niland, Patrick
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
In vivo diagnosis or in vivo testing
X-ray contrast imaging agent
424 94, 424 941, 424 7837, 523113, 523105, 523136, 524155, 524173, 524408, 524430, 524439, 524423, 524436, 604 20, 604 52, 604 53, 604 56, 604 70, C08J 300, C08K 541, C08L 2904, A61K 31765
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active
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ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are compositions suitable for use in embolizing blood vessels which compositions comprise an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, a biocompatible solvent and a water insoluble contrasting agent selected from the group consisting of tantalum, tantalum oxide and barium sulfate. Also disclosed are methods for embolizing a blood vessel using the compositions described herein.
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Evans Scott
Greff Richard J.
Jones Michael L.
Micro Therapeutics Inc.
Niland Patrick
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