Bulking agent
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1. An apparatus for bulking mammalian tissue comprising:
- a needle defining a lumen, the needle adapted to penetrate the mammalian tissue;
an inflation device adapted to advance through the lumen of the needle and disposable adjacent to the mammalian tissue, wherein the inflation device comprises an adaptor for locking the inflation device to the needle, and wherein the inflation device is inflatable and subsequently deflatable to create a void in the mammalian tissue; and
a bulking agent insertable via the lumen of the needle to at least partially fill the void in the tissue.
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Abstract
The invention relates to bulking agents and apparatus and methods for using the disclosed bulking agents. The bulking agents can be used to treat such conditions as urinary and fecal incontinence, gastro-esophageal reflux, aneurismal blockages, and cosmetic deformities. The invention also relates to an injection method that reduces the injection pressure required to place the bulking agents.
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1. An apparatus for bulking mammalian tissue comprising:
- a needle defining a lumen, the needle adapted to penetrate the mammalian tissue;
an inflation device adapted to advance through the lumen of the needle and disposable adjacent to the mammalian tissue, wherein the inflation device comprises an adaptor for locking the inflation device to the needle, and wherein the inflation device is inflatable and subsequently deflatable to create a void in the mammalian tissue; and
a bulking agent insertable via the lumen of the needle to at least partially fill the void in the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- a needle defining a lumen, the needle adapted to penetrate the mammalian tissue;
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