Abstract: The present invention provides a method for medical treatment comprising introducing into a human or animal a medical device selected from the group consisting of stents, catheters, cannulas, plugs and constrictors where the medical device comprises ionically crosslinked polymer. The invention further provides a method for medical treatment of humans and animals comprising introducing into them an ionically crosslinkable polymer and a crosslinking ion followed by crosslinking of the polymer to form a medical device selected from the group consisting of stents, catheters, cannulas, plugs and constrictors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 3, 1998
Date of Patent:
August 1, 2000
Assignee:
SCIMED Life Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
Gary Andrew Luzio, Samuel Anthony Thompson