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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:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jennifer L. West, Pearland, TX (US);
Rebekah Drezek, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Sershen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nancy J. Halas, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/067 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/067 ;
Abstract
This invention is generally in the field of improved methods for the localized delivery of heat and the use thereof for the repair of tissue. The method involves localized induction of hyperthermia in tissue or materials by delivering nanoparticles to the tissue or materials and exposing the nanoparticles to an excitation source under conditions wherein they emit heat. The generation of heat effects the joining of the tissue or materials.