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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Jianmin LI, Lexington, MA (US);
Michael Madden, Princeton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jianmin Li, Lexington, MA (US);
Michael Madden, Princeton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/765 (2006.01); A61Q 90/00 (2009.01); A61K 47/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/765 (2013.01); A61K 47/32 (2013.01); A61Q 90/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an aspect of the invention, injectable bulking compositions are provided which contain the following: (a) fibers that are configured to prevent migration to locations in the body remote from the injection site, for example, because they have a minimum length that is sufficiently large to prevent migration of the fibers and/or because they have surface features that stimulate host tissue response to lock the fibers in position and (b) a carrier in an amount effective to render the composition injectable.