System and Method for Delivering Thermally Sensitive and Reverse-Thermal Gelation Materials
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1. A method of treating a target area within the body of a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing an insulated catheter, said catheter adapted to deliver a reverse thermal solution within the body of the patient;
inserting the insulated catheter into the body of the patient; and
delivering the reverse thermal solution to the target area.
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Abstract
A catheter for injecting a thermally sensitive gelation material to remote sites within a patient'"'"'s body by maintaining the thermally sensitive gelation material in a liquid state until it is delivered to a target area within the body.
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1. A method of treating a target area within the body of a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an insulated catheter, said catheter adapted to deliver a reverse thermal solution within the body of the patient;
inserting the insulated catheter into the body of the patient; and
delivering the reverse thermal solution to the target area.
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2. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of delivering the reverse thermal solution to the target area comprises delivering the reverse thermal solution to the heart of the patient.
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