----- Original Message -----

From: Dirk

To: PFOSupport@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 3:34 PM

Subject: [PFOSupport] Re: Hello, I've just joined -- advice welcome!

Hi Sarah,

Here is patent information on the device used in the procedure that I
have been watching for:

http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7186251-description.html

As you can see by the patent date that it was patented somewhat
recently, so it may still be quite a ways down the road before any
trials are done.

--- In PFOSupport@yahoogroups.com, "Sarah Carr" <sarahcarr@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone
>
> I've just been looking through some old messages and found this
from Dirk:
>
> There are some new procedures that are
> being investigated, one of them being sealing up the area without
> use of any device which looks really promising.
>
> Does anyone know what this is, or have any info about it? Just
thought it sounded interesting, even if it's still in the early
stages.
>
> Sarah
>