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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. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jonathan A. Eppstein, Atlanta, GA (US);
Michael R. Hatch, Sugar Hill, GA (US);
Joseph Papp, Duluth, GA (US);
Assignee:
Altea Therapeutics Corporation, Tucker, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/720 ; A61B 5/00 ; A61M 3/700 ; A61N 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/720 ; A61B 5/00 ; A61M 3/700 ; A61N 1/00 ;
Abstract
The invention provides for improved devices and methods for forming openings in a biological membrane for delivering substances into an animal through the biological membrane for treatment applications, or extracting substances from the animal through the biological membrane for monitoring or other diagnosis applications and for increased transmembrane flux.