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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1999
Stephen C. Rowe, Wellesley, MA (US);
Jeffrey A. Hubbell, San Marino, CA (US);
Stephen J. Herman, Andover, MA (US);
Vae Sun, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael F. Lang, North Andover, MA (US);
George E. Selecman, Marblehead, MA (US);
Frederick F. Ahari, Newton, MA (US);
Focal, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for applying to a surface of mammalian tissue including soft, living tissue an initially fluent material and then activating the material by exposure to an energy source. The material may be a liquid capable of polymerization to a non-fluent state by exposure to actinic light. The device, and methods that may be practiced in association with the device, enable a wide range of medical conditions to be treated including, for example, the application of a barrier to soft tissue to prevent post-surgical adhesions.