Method for promoting blood vessel healing
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1. A method of repairing a blood vessel having a narrowed portion therein comprising the steps of:
- (a) expanding the narrowed portion of the blood vessel so that the diameter of the blood vessel after expansion is enlarged;
(b) maintaining an electronegative potential on the interior surface of the expanded narrowed portion of the blood vessel to at least as great as any electropositive potential generated by the blood vessel as a result of an injury to the blood vessel caused by the expansion thereof.
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A method of repairing a blood vessel having a narrowed portion therein comprising the steps of expanding the narrowed portion of the blood vessel so that the diameter of the blood vessel after expansion is enlarged; and then maintaining an electronegative potential on the interior surface of the expanded narrowed portion of the blood vessel to at least as great as any electropositive potential generated by the blood vessel as a result of the injury to the blood vessel caused by the expansion thereof.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of repairing a blood vessel having a narrowed portion therein comprising the steps of:
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(a) expanding the narrowed portion of the blood vessel so that the diameter of the blood vessel after expansion is enlarged; (b) maintaining an electronegative potential on the interior surface of the expanded narrowed portion of the blood vessel to at least as great as any electropositive potential generated by the blood vessel as a result of an injury to the blood vessel caused by the expansion thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of repairing a blood vessel having a narrowed portion therein comprising the steps of:
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(a) detecting an electrical potential on the interior surface of the narrowed portion of the blood vessel; (a) expanding the narrowed portion of the blood vessel so that the diameter of the blood vessel after expansion is enlarged; and (c) applying an electronegative potential to the interior surface of the expanded narrowed portion of the blood vessel until the electrical potential on the interior surface is about equal to the detected electrical potential on the interior of the narrowed portion of the blood vessel to at least as great as any electropositive potential generated by the blood vessel as a result of an injury to the blood vessel caused by the expansion thereof. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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