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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Richard J. Greff, St. Petersburg Beach, FL (US);
Inventor:
Richard J. Greff, St. Petersburg Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Micro Therapeutics, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 51/00 (2006.01); A61M 36/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are novel high viscosity compositions for embolizing blood vessels which comprise a biocompatible prepolymer and a contrast agent, and optionally a thickening agent and/or a biocompatible solvent. Also disclosed are methods for embolizing a vascular site by injecting high viscosity prepolymer compositions into said site. The disclosed compositions and methods are particularly well suited for the treatment of aneurysms.