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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:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jennifer L. West, Pearland, TX (US);
Nancy J. Halas, Houston, TX (US);
Leon R. Hirsch, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 ;
Abstract
This invention is generally in the field of improved methods for the localized delivery of heat and the localized imaging of biological materials. The delivery may be in vitro or in vivo and is useful for the localized treatment of cancer, inflammation or other disorders involving overproliferation of tissue. The method is also useful for diagnostic imaging. The method involves localized induction of hyperthermia in a cell or tissue by delivering nanoparticles to said cell or tissue and exposing the nanoparticles to an excitation source under conditions wherein they emit heat.
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