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Embolization plugs for blood vessels
Assignee: Vitaphore Corp
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Filing: 1994-08-25
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Granted: 1995-10-10
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Expires: 2014-08-25
Abstract
Abstract A bioresorbable and hemostatic plug for embolization made from a collagen piece is compressed so as to be longitudinally insertable into a tubular biological vessel such as a blood vessel to be occluded. The collagen piece is capable of expanding radially inside the vessel by absorbing fluid such as the blood and thereby providing mechanical fixation in and occlusion of the vessel. Two such collagen pieces may be used with a spacer of a different material in between. Different kinds of therapeutic agents can be bonded to or physically absorbed by the collagen pieces so as to be delivered to the site of occlusion.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanley R. Conston
- 👤 Gregory S. Dapper
- 👤 Aileen L. Murphy
- 👤 Jennifer Raeder-Devens
- 👤 Ronald Yamamoto
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2026-10-22 23:20
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L17/00; A61L17/005; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/12022; A61B17/12027; A61B17/1204; A61B17/12045; A61B17/12131; A61B17/12181; A61B17/1219; A61L17/06; A61L17/08; A61B2017/00004; A61L2300/00; A61L2300/40; A61L2300/404; A61L2300/406; A61L2300/416; A61L2300/418; A61L2300/432; A61L2300/434; A61L2300/60; A61L2300/602; A61L2300/604; A61L2430/00; A61L2430/36; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
67 words
A plug which, in a compressed condition, is longitudinally insertable into a tubular biological vessel, said plug comprising a piece having unconstrained dimension greater than the inner diameter of said vessel, said piece having a modulus at 60% compression greater than 0.15 g/mm 2 and being capable of expanding radially inside said vessel by absorbing fluid and thereby providing mechanical fixation in and occlusion of said vessel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
67 words
A plug which, in a compressed condition, is longitudinally insertable into a tubular biological vessel, said plug comprising a piece having unconstrained dimension greater than the inner diameter of said vessel, said piece having a modulus at 60% compression greater than 0.15 g/mm 2 and being capable of expanding radially inside said vessel by absorbing fluid and thereby providing mechanical fixation in and occlusion of said vessel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
10 words
The plug of claim 1 wherein said piece comprises collagen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The plug of claim 1 wherein said piece is porous, having pores with diameters greater than 50 microns, said piece being capable of promoting cellular ingrowth.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The plug of claim 1 wherein said piece comprises cross-linked collagen with shrink temperature higher than 55° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The plug of claim 1 wherein said piece comprises crosslinked collagen with modulus at 60% volumetric compression greater than 1.3 g/mm 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The plug of claim 1 wherein said piece contains one or more active agents selected from the group consisting of sclerosing agents, clotting agents, hyperosmotic agents, surface active agents, antibiotics, tissue attachment factors, protease inhibitors, and anti-neoplastic agents.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The plug of claim 6 wherein said one or more active agents are covalently, ionically or hydrophobically bound to said piece.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The plug of claim 6 wherein said one or more active agents are physically absorbed by said piece.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
79 words
The plug of claim 6 wherein said hyperosmotic agents include polyethylene glycol with molecular weight less than 2000, said sclerosing agents include morrhuate sodium, ethanolamine oleate, and tetradecyl sulfate, said clotting agents include Factors I-VIII, thrombin and fibrinogen, said antibiotics include tobramycin, gentamycin and vancomycin, said tissue attachment factors include vitronectin, fibronectin and laminin, said protease inhibitors include aprotinin and ethylenediaminetetraacetate, and said anti-neoplastic agents include 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate, nitroso-ureas, cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, dacarbazine, dactinomycin, doxorubicin, etoposide, mitomycin, vinblastine, and vindesine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The plug of claim 1 wherein said piece can be compressed from its unconstrained state such that its external radial dimensions can be reduced by a factor of at least 2.5.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
The plug of claim 1 comprising two pieces made from collagen and a spacer disposed between said two pieces, said pieces being each capable of expanding radially inside said vessel by absorbing fluid and thereby providing mechanical fixation in and occlusion of said vessel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The plug of claim 11 wherein said pieces have unconstrained dimension greater than the inner diameter of said vessel and are in compressed condition before said plug is inserted into said vessel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The plug of claim 11 wherein said pieces are porous, having pores with diameters greater than 50 microns, said pieces being capable of promoting cellular ingrowth.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The plug of claim 11 wherein said plug comprises bioerodible material with a controllable rate of bioresorption.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The plug of claim 11 wherein said pieces comprise crosslinked collagen with shrink temperature higher than 55° C.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The plug of claim 11 wherein said pieces comprise crosslinked collagen with modulus at 60% volumetric compression greater than 1.3 g/mm 2 .
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
41 words
The plug of claim 11 wherein said spacer contains one or more active agents selected from the group consisting of sclerosing agents, clotting agents, hyperosmotic agents, surface active agents, antibiotics, tissue attachment factors, protease inhibitors, anti-neoplastic agents and a radiopaque material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The plug of claim 17 wherein said one or more active agents are covalently, ionically or hydrophobically bound to said piece.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The plug of claim 17 wherein said one or more active agents are physically absorbed by said piece.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
79 words
The plug of claim 17 wherein said hyperosmotic agents include polyethylene glycol with molecular weight less than 2000, said sclerosing agents include morrhuate sodium, ethanolamine oleate, and tetradecyl sulfate, said clotting agents include Factors I-VIII, thrombin and fibrinogen, said antibiotics include tobramycin, gentamycin and vancomycin, said tissue attachment factors include vitronectin, fibronectin and laminin, said protease inhibitors include aprotinin and ethylenediaminetetraacetate, and said anti-neoplastic agents include 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate, nitroso-ureas, cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, dacarbazine, dactinomycin, doxorubicin, etoposide, mitomycin, vinblastine, and vindesine.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
80 words
A plug which is compressible and is longitudinally insertable into a tubular biological vessel when in a compressed condition, said plug comprising a piece having unconstrained dimension greater than the inner diameter of said vessel, said piece comprising bioerodible material with a controllable rate of bioresorption, having a modulus at 60% compression greater than 0.15 g/mm 2 and being capable of expanding radially inside said vessel by absorbing fluid and thereby providing mechanical fixation in and occlusion of said vessel.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
80 words
A plug which is compressible and is longitudinally insertable into a tubular biological vessel when in a compressed condition, said plug comprising a piece having unconstrained dimension greater than the inner diameter of said vessel, said piece comprising bioerodible material with a controllable rate of bioresorption, having a modulus at 60% compression greater than 0.15 g/mm 2 and being capable of expanding radially inside said vessel by absorbing fluid and thereby providing mechanical fixation in and occlusion of said vessel.
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