Patent ID: 8691245
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a temporary obstruction of the intestine of a mammal, said method comprising the steps of: providing a composition in a nonflowable state, which composition has a viscoelastic or thixotropic behavior, preliminarily converting said composition into a flowable state by supplying mechanical energy thereto, transporting said composition in said flowable state via the anus into the intestine of the mammal by pumping the composition through a conduit of an endoscope to the site of the obstruction at such a pressure and flow rate that the resulting shear stress provides sufficient energy in order to maintain the flowability of the composition, solidifying said composition by removing the supplied energy to form a solid plug at a desired site of the intestine, subsequently changing the structure of the plug in order to at least partially remove said obstruction from the intestine of the mammal.