Bioabsorbable target for diagnostic or therapeutic procedure
US9014787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1098
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable device has a body that is substantially rigid and has an imageable shape. The body is further bioabsorbable and may contain permanent metallic elements to aid in its imaging. When the device is implanted in a resected cavity in soft tissue, it can cause the cavity to conform substantially to a known imageable shape. The implantable device is further imageable due to its attenuation properties being different from those of soft tissue such that the boundaries of the tissue corresponding to the predetermined shape can be determined.
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