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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shu-Tung Li, Oakland, NJ (US);
Horng-Ban Lin, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Debbie Yuen, Woodcliff Lake, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Collagen Matrix, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to an embolization device for occluding a vessel. This device includes a matrix made of a biocompatible and biopolymeric material and a radiopaque material, wherein the radiopaque material is interspersed in the biocompatible and biopolymeric material. The matrix can adopt a linear extended form or a folded relaxed form.