Generation of therapeutic microfoam
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1. A device for producing a microfoam suitable for use in sclerotherapy of blood vessels comprising a housing in which is situated a pressurisable chamber containing an aqueous sclerosant liquid;
- a pathway with one or more outlet orifices by which the liquid may pass from the pressurisable chamber to exterior of the device through one or more outlet orifices and a mechanism by which the pathway from the chamber to the exterior can be opened or closed such that, when the container is pressurised and the pathway is open, fluid in the chamber will be forced along the pathway and through the one or more outlet orificessaid housing including one or more of (a) a pressurised source of physiologically acceptable gas that is dispersible in blood and (b) an inlet for admission of said gas;
the gas being contacted with the liquid on activation of the mechanism such as to produce a gas liquid mixturesaid pathway to the exterior of the housing includes one or more elements defining one or more passages of cross-sectional dimension 0.1 μ
m to 30 μ
m, through which the gas liquid mixture is passed to reach the exterior of the device, said passing of the mixture through the passages forming a microfoam of from 0.07 to 0.19 g/ml density and having a half-life of at least 2 minutes.
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Improved therapeutic sclerosing microfoams and methods and devices for making them are provided that have advantage in producing a consistent profile injectable foam with minimal input by the physician yet using high volume percentages of blood dispersible gases, thus avoiding use of potentially hazardous amounts of nitrogen.
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1. A device for producing a microfoam suitable for use in sclerotherapy of blood vessels comprising a housing in which is situated a pressurisable chamber containing an aqueous sclerosant liquid;
- a pathway with one or more outlet orifices by which the liquid may pass from the pressurisable chamber to exterior of the device through one or more outlet orifices and a mechanism by which the pathway from the chamber to the exterior can be opened or closed such that, when the container is pressurised and the pathway is open, fluid in the chamber will be forced along the pathway and through the one or more outlet orifices
said housing including one or more of (a) a pressurised source of physiologically acceptable gas that is dispersible in blood and (b) an inlet for admission of said gas;
the gas being contacted with the liquid on activation of the mechanism such as to produce a gas liquid mixturesaid pathway to the exterior of the housing includes one or more elements defining one or more passages of cross-sectional dimension 0.1 μ
m to 30 μ
m, through which the gas liquid mixture is passed to reach the exterior of the device, said passing of the mixture through the passages forming a microfoam of from 0.07 to 0.19 g/ml density and having a half-life of at least 2 minutes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a pathway with one or more outlet orifices by which the liquid may pass from the pressurisable chamber to exterior of the device through one or more outlet orifices and a mechanism by which the pathway from the chamber to the exterior can be opened or closed such that, when the container is pressurised and the pathway is open, fluid in the chamber will be forced along the pathway and through the one or more outlet orifices
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