The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Julian N. Nikolchev, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pro Duct Health, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/000 ;
Abstract
Lesions, biopsy sites, and other target sites in solid tissue are localized by positioning an illumination source adjacent the lesion in the solid tissue. Usually, the illumination source is positioned using a localization wire which is percutaneously introduced to the lesion. Alternatively, the illumination source may be provided by an implantable capsule which is introduced using a cannula or needle. In both cases, the illumination may be visually or optically detected and used to guide a surgical procedure to the lesion. Kits comprising the localization wire illumination capsule, and instructions for use are also described.