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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
May. 19, 2000
Thomas J. Whalen, II, Encinitas, CA (US);
Chinh Ngoc Tran, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Douglas Ray Hayman, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Noah Michael Roth, Irvine, CA (US);
Jacques Moret, Les Bordes, FR;
Richard J. Greff, St. Pete Beach, FL (US);
Micro Therapeutics, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are novel methods for embolizing blood vessels comprising delivering, via a catheter, an embolic composition comprising a biocompatible polymer, a biocompatible water insoluble contrast agent, and a biocompatible solvent. In one embodiment, the method is conducted during a single surgical procedure whereby a flow-arresting device is positioned and activated at the vascular site to be embolized, the embolic composition is injected, and the flow-arresting device is deactivated. In another embodiment, the method is conducted during a single surgical procedure whereby two embolic compositions, situated adjacent to one another, are injected at the vascular site to be embolized.