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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC (US);
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services, Bethesda, MD (US);
Martin John Schnermann, Rockville, MD (US);
Peter C. W. Kim, Washington, DC (US);
Jaepyeong Cha, Laurel, MD (US);
Roger Rauhauser Nani, Fredrick, MD (US);
CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Washington, DC (US);
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Heptamethine cyanines for use as fluorescent markers of the biliary and renal systems are disclosed. Certain heptamethine cyanines exhibit renal system specificity, while others exhibit biliary system specificity. The compounds may be used for diagnostic purposes and/or for visualization of renal or biliary systems during surgery.