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1. Apparatus for injecting material into a wall of a hollow organ of a human, comprising:
- an expandable balloon body having a surface and having an axis;
at least one predefined ejection port on said body adapted for ejection of material therefrom, in a transaxial direction; and
an impulse source configured for and adapted to eject material out of said port for a period not exceeding 1 second.
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Abstract
A balloon for injecting material into a wall of a hollow organ of a human, comprising: an expandable balloon body having a surface and having an axis; at least one predefined ejection port on said body adapted for ejection of fluid therefrom, in a transaxial direction; and an impulse source configured for and adapted to eject material out of said point at a velocity and shape suitable for mechanically penetrating tissue adjacent said port.
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55 Claims
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1. Apparatus for injecting material into a wall of a hollow organ of a human, comprising:
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an expandable balloon body having a surface and having an axis;
at least one predefined ejection port on said body adapted for ejection of material therefrom, in a transaxial direction; and
an impulse source configured for and adapted to eject material out of said port for a period not exceeding 1 second. - View Dependent Claims (11, 15, 22, 23, 24, 37, 38, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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28. A method of treating a hollow organ, comprising:
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(a) contacting an outer surface of a balloon with inside walls of said organ; and
(b) ejecting material away from said balloon in a radial direction and into said walls, without the use of a needle for said penetration during a period not exceeding one second. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 54, 55)
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45. A method of treating a vessel wall, comprising:
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(a) contacting a port to said wall; and
(b) injecting a structural material into said wall, such that a mechanical property of said wall is mechanically affected by said structural material. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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