Tissue treatment

Details Tissue treatment Tissue treatment

2006-11-07

2006-11-07

Snow, Bruce (Department: 3738)

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

Implantable prosthesis

Tissue

C623S023760, C424S501000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07131997

ABSTRACT:
A method of treating tissue includes placing substantially spherical polymer particles in the tissue. The particles include an interior region having relatively large pores and a first region substantially surrounding the interior having fewer relatively large pores than the interior region.

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