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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2002
George Bourne, Southboro, MA (US);
Marcia S. Buiser, Watertown, MA (US);
Thomas V. Casey, Ii, Grafton, MA (US);
Steve Keenan, Framingham, MA (US);
Janel L. Lanphere, Pawtucket, RI (US);
Jianmin LI, Lexington, MA (US);
Erin P. Mckenna, Boston, MA (US);
Zarouhi Minasian, Bedford, MA (US);
Doreen Rao, Sudbury, MA (US);
George Bourne, Southboro, MA (US);
Marcia S. Buiser, Watertown, MA (US);
Thomas V. Casey, II, Grafton, MA (US);
Steve Keenan, Framingham, MA (US);
Janel L. Lanphere, Pawtucket, RI (US);
Jianmin Li, Lexington, MA (US);
Erin P. McKenna, Boston, MA (US);
Zarouhi Minasian, Bedford, MA (US);
Doreen Rao, Sudbury, MA (US);
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of treating tissue includes placing substantially spherical polymer particles in the tissue. The particles include an interior region having relatively large pores and a first region substantially surrounding the interior having fewer relatively large pores than the interior region.