摘要 |
A composition for occluding a body vessel is disclosed. This composition is a tripartite composition comprising a polymer, a protein or polypeptide, and a sclerosant. The composition has a transition temperature below which it is liquid and above which, particularly at body temperature, it solidifies. The occlusive composition is resistant to blood flow and delivers a sclerosant to a vessel in need thereof by diffusion. The composition is thermoreversible and after the vessel has been treated the composition can be cooled and removed from the body. In one aspect the compound is used to treat varicose or spider veins. |