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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
King Li, Stanford, CA (US);
Mark Bednarski, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ; A61B / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604507 ; 424450 ; 514-2 ; 514 44 ; 600411 ; 604 22 ;
Abstract
Targeted tissue in vivo is altered using focused energy to specifically control endothelial permeability and interstitial integrity. Image guidance may be used in combination with physical energy deposition to facilitate the targeted delivery of materials. The method of the invention serves as a platform for delivering pharmaceutical agents, nucleic acids, proteins, liposomes, etc. to cells.