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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:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin S. Marchitto, Little Rock, AR (US);
Stephen T. Flock, Little Rock, AR (US);
Assignee:
Transmedica International, Inc., Little Rock, AK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/736 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/736 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides improved devices for pharmaceutical delivery and fluid removal using laser ablation or alteration. These devices have marking means for marking the ablation or alteration site, the area around the site, or the site and the area around the site. In a preferred embodiment, the mark created by the devices is a physical mark which remains detectable after the marking means is inactivated or redirected away from the site.