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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Evan C. Unger, Tucson, AZ (US);
Thomas A. Fritz, Tucson, AZ (US);
Terry Matsunaga, Tucson, AZ (US);
VaradaRajan Ramaswami, Tucson, AZ (US);
David Yellowhair, Tucson, AZ (US);
Guanli Wu, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 ; A61K 9/127 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 ; A61K 9/127 ;
Abstract
Methods of and apparatus for preparing temperature activated gaseous precursor-filled liposomes are described. Gaseous precursor-filled liposomes prepared by these methods are particularly useful, for example, in ultrasonic imaging applications and in therapeutic drug delivery systems.