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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Gammex, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Inventor:
Cristel Baiu, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Sun Nuclear Corp., Melbourne, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61K 49/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/587 (2013.01); A61B 8/481 (2013.01); A61K 49/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Contrast targets for medical imaging are disclosed herein which include a granule of superabsorbent polymer (SAP) material. The granule of SAP material has absorbed and formed crosslinks with a hydrogen-containing liquid to form an expanded SAP particle with at least one predetermined medical imaging physical property.