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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:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cheryl Vanessa Rogerson, Nottingham, GB;
Nicholas David Osborne, Nottingham, GB;
Assignee:
Quadrant Healthcare (UK) Limited, Ruddington, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 ; B32B 1/502 ; B32B 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 ; B32B 1/502 ; B32B 1/100 ;
Abstract
Microcapsules having a wall thickness of no more than 500 nm, and a bulk density of no more than 0.2 g.cm , are suitable for therapeutic or diagnostic use. They are aerodynamically light, and can be used for delivery to the lung, or diagnosis by ultrasound.