CONFINEMENT OF KIDNEY STONE FRAGMENTS DURING LITHOTRIPSY

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14631608

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The present invention improves significantly the success rate of lithotripsy and reduces the risk of tissue damage, by injecting a temporary plug in front, and optionally behind a concretion (for extracorporeal lithotripsy) or behind a concretion (for intracorporeal lithotripsy). One aspect of the present invention relates to injecting an inverse thermosensitive polymer solution into a lumen, thereby preventing the migration of a concretion, or its fragments, upon extracorporeal or intracorporeal lithotripsy.

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THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATIOND/B/A MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL FRUIT STREET BOSTON MA 02114

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McDougal, W Scott Manchester, US 15 285
Schwarz, Alexander Brookline, US 166 4321

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