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wherein said composition is delivered under conditions such that a polymer precipitate forms in situ in the vas deferens of said male mammal, thereby sterilizing said male mammal."],"number":1,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 1, wherein said biocompatible polymer is selected from the group consisting of cellulose acetate polymers, ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymers, and polyacrylates."],"number":2,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 2, wherein said biocompatible polymer is a cellulose acetate polymer or an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer."],"number":3,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 1, wherein said biocompatible solvent is selected from the group consisting of dimethylsulfoxide, ethanol, and acetone."],"number":4,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 4, wherein said biocompatible solvent is dimethylsulfoxide."],"number":5,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 1, wherein said composition is delivered to said vas deferens via a catheter."],"number":6,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 1, wherein said composition is delivered to said vas deferens via a needle."],"number":7,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["A reversible method for sterilizing a male mammal, which method comprises delivering a composition comprising:\n
(a) a chemically-inert biocompatible polymer having an equilibrium water content of less than about 15%, and\n
(b) a first biocompatible solvent to the vas deferens of said male mammal,\n
wherein said composition is delivered under conditions such that a polymer precipitate forms in situ in said vas deferens of said male mammal, thereby sterilizing said male mammal, and further wherein said sterilization is reversed by contacting said polymer precipitate formed in said vas deferens of said male mammal with a second biocompatible solvent, thereby reversing sterilization of said male mammal."],"number":8,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 8, wherein said biocompatible polymer is selected from the group consisting of cellulose acetate polymers, ethylene vinyl copolymers, and polyacrylates."],"number":9,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 9, wherein said biocompatible polymer is a cellulose acetate polymer or an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer."],"number":10,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 8, wherein said first biocompatible solvent and said second biocompatible solvent are the same solvent."],"number":11,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 8, wherein each of said first biocompatible solvent and said second biocompatible solvent is selected from the group consisting of dimethylsulfoxide, ethanol, and acetone."],"number":12,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 12, wherein said first biocompatible solvent and said second biocompatible solvent are dimethylsulfoxide."],"number":13,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 8, wherein said composition is delivered to said vas deferens via a catheter or a needle."],"number":14,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 8, wherein said second biocompatible solvent is delivered to said vas deferens via a catheter or a needle."],"number":15,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 8, wherein said second biocompatible solvent is dimethylsulfoxide."],"number":16,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true}]}},"filters":{"npl":[],"notNpl":[],"applicant":[],"notApplicant":[],"inventor":[],"notInventor":[],"owner":[],"notOwner":[],"tags":[],"dates":[],"types":[],"notTypes":[],"j":[],"notJ":[],"fj":[],"notFj":[],"classIpcr":[],"notClassIpcr":[],"classNat":[],"notClassNat":[],"classCpc":[],"notClassCpc":[],"so":[],"notSo":[],"sat":[]},"sequenceFilters":{"s":"SEQIDNO","d":"ASCENDING","p":0,"n":10,"sp":[],"si":[],"len":[],"t":[],"loc":[]}}