Injectable hydrogels and methods of making and using same
First Claim
1. A biocompatible hydrogel for augmenting tissue, the hydrogel comprising at least one of a carbomer, a poloxamer and a combination thereof, the hydrogel augmenting tissue when introduced into a desired tissue site.
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Abstract
A biocompatible hydrogel and method for augmenting soft and hard tissue, wherein the hydrogel comprises at least one gel former and the hydrogel is used to augment tissue when introduced into a desired tissue site. The hydrogel may comprise at least one of a carbomer, a poloxamer and a combination thereof. The hydrogel may have a yield strength of about 300 gm/cm-sec to about 12,000 gm/cm-sec and require less than about 10 lbf to extrude the hydrogel from a 1 cc syringe having a 25 gauge ½″ length needle at a rate of 2 inches per minute.
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50 Claims
- 1. A biocompatible hydrogel for augmenting tissue, the hydrogel comprising at least one of a carbomer, a poloxamer and a combination thereof, the hydrogel augmenting tissue when introduced into a desired tissue site.
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22. A hydrogel comprising at least one gel former, wherein the hydrogel has a yield strength of about 300 gm/cm-sec to about 12,000 gm/cm-sec and requires less than about 10 lbf to extrude the hydrogel from a 1 cc syringe having a 25 gauge ½
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length needle at a rate of 2 inches per minute. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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- 31. A method for augmenting soft or hard tissue, the method comprising introducing at a desired soft or hard tissue site a hydrogel comprising at least one of a carbomer, a poloxamer and a combination thereof to augment the soft or hard tissue site.
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50. A method for augmenting soft or hard tissue, the method comprising introducing a particle dry-coated with at least one gel former into a desired soft or hard tissue site.
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