Devices for defining and marking tissue
US7044957B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/4501
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In order to later identify the location of a biopsy or surgery, various means and methods for permanently and non-surgically marking selected tissue in the human body are used. Later visualization of the markers is readily accomplished using state-of-the-art imaging systems.
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