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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Jean-marie Vogel, Boxborough, MA (US);
Egisto Boschetti, Gougenot, FR;
Inventors:
Jean-Marie Vogel, Boxborough, MA (US);
Egisto Boschetti, Gougenot, FR;
Assignee:
BioSphere Medical, Inc., Rockland, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to injectable compositions comprising biocompatible, swellable, hydrophilic, non-toxic and substantially spherical microspheres microspheres and a biocompatible carrier for use in dermal augmentation. The present invention further relates to methods of dermal augmentation, particularly for the treatment of skin contour deficiencies, using the injectable compositions.