Injectable polymeric bodies

Details Injectable polymeric bodies Injectable polymeric bodies

1989-06-09

1991-04-16

Cannon, Alan W.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

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623 8, 623 11, 600 30, 424423, 523113, A61F 202, A61F 212, A61M 500

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050079409

ABSTRACT:
An injectable composition comprising a plurality of discrete physiologically-compatible, non-biodegradable, polymeric bodies, said bodies having (i) an average outside diameter of from about 0.005 to 0.20 inch, (ii) reversible deformability of about 20 to 75% of their unstressed outside diameter, and (iii) a lubricious surface; a process for the preparation of said composition and a method for treating a tissue condition in a patient using said composition.

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