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Debridement of bodily cavities using debridement fluids

  • US 5,200,430 A
  • Filed: 03/21/1991
  • Issued: 04/06/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for removing foreign substances from a mammalian body cavity containing an aqueous phase comprising injecting into the cavity at a location near the lower portion of the cavity a water-immiscible, optically clear, biocompatible debridement fluid having a specific gravity greater than water in an amount sufficient to at least partially displace the aqueous phase, removing the aqueous phase and the foreign substances from the cavity at a location near the upper portion of the cavity and removing the debridement fluid.

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