Patent ID: 9724448
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61L,A61P

Claim:
1. A method of preventing stenosis in one or more of the mouth, throat, and esophagus in a subject, comprising: introducing a catheter into the mouth, throat, or esophagus; positioning an end of the catheter in a target area of the mouth, throat, or esophagus in which a prevention of stenosis is desired; administering through the catheter a solution comprising a self-assembling peptide in an effective amount and in an effective concentration to form a hydrogel under conditions of the mouth, throat, or esophagus to allow prevention of stenosis; and removing the catheter from the mouth, throat, or esophagus; wherein the self-assembling peptide is between about 7 amino acids and about 32 amino acids in length.