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Apparatus and method for dissolving gallstones

CA 1259538 A · Owner: Research Corporation · Inventors: Allen, Mark J.; Thistle, Johnson L.

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Method and means for distributing therapeutic agents in a localized area of a patient's body comprising introducing a thereapeutic area of a patient's body and agitating the thereapeutic agent in the localized area of a patient's body by introducing an oscillating liquid to the localized area in an amount effective to facilitate distribution of the therapeutic agent therein.

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  • Granted September 19, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 19, 2006.
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FiledApril 9, 1985
GrantedSeptember 19, 1989
Term endedSeptember 19, 2006
Patent numberCA 1259538 A
Classification (IPC)A61K31/08 +2 more

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1986198919921995199820012004Application filedApril 9, 1985Patent grantedSep 19, 1989Term endedSep 19, 2006

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