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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:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott Evans, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Richard J. Greff, St. Pete Beach, FL (US);
James I. Wright, Villa Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micro Therapeutics, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/08 ; A61K 4/904 ; A61K 4/732 ; A61P 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/08 ; A61K 4/904 ; A61K 4/732 ; A61P 9/00 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are compositions suitable for use in embolizing blood vessels which compositions comprise a polymer, a biocompatible solvent and a contrast agent. The polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyacrylonitrile, polyurethane, polyvinylacetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, nitrocellulose and copolymers of urethane/carbonate and copolymers of styrene/maleic acid.