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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2003
Kevin G. Connors, Wellesley, MA (US);
William L. Pintauro, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Sheila K. Wallin, Carlsbad, CA (US);
John T. Kilcoyne, San Diego, CA (US);
Hung H. Cao, Corona, CA (US);
Khoi M. Nguyen, Murietta, CA (US);
Matthew T. Yurek, San Diego, CA (US);
Kevin G. Connors, Wellesley, MA (US);
William L. Pintauro, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Sheila K. Wallin, Carlsbad, CA (US);
John T. Kilcoyne, San Diego, CA (US);
Hung H. Cao, Corona, CA (US);
Khoi M. Nguyen, Murietta, CA (US);
Matthew T. Yurek, San Diego, CA (US);
Solace Therapeutics, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an attenuation device, comprising a flexible housing and a high vapor pressure media having a vapor pressure approximately equal to the intravesical pressure of the bladder and a permeability of less than 1 ml/day at body temperature through the outer wall of the flexible housing. In one embodiment, the high vapor pressure media comprises perfluorooctylbromide. In another embodiment, the high vapor pressure media comprises perfluorohexane. In yet another embodiment, the high vapor pressure media comprises perfluorodecalin. Also disclosed herein is a method of treating a patient, comprising providing a compressible attenuation device and introducing within the attenuation device at least one high vapor pressure media.