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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul C Slaikeu, Hayward, CA (US);
Sangsoo Park, Anyang-Si, KR;
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5147721 ; 5147722 ;
Abstract
This relates to a composition of matter comprising partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate solutions suitable for use as embolic agent precursors. In addition, a procedure for introducing the solutions into the human body to form precipitated embolic occlusion masses is shown. Finally, a procedure for treatment of hepatic tumors using portal vein embolism is described.