Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-21
2011-06-21
Ganey, Steven J (Department: 3752)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
C604S048000, C604S093010, C604S164080, C606S022000, C606S127000, C606S128000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07963944
ABSTRACT:
Stabilizing an object in the body of a patient involves the injection of a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) material or other flowable material into the body of the patient so that the material contacts the object. The LCST material or other flowable material then forms a gel in the body such that the object is contained at least partially within the gel and thereby stabilized by the gel such that the object can then be easily fragmented within the body and/or retrieved from the body.
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Madenjian Arthur
Sahatjian Ronald
Bonham David B.
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
Ganey Steven J
Myer & Wiiliam PC
Park Keum J.
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