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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin B. Morton, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Rex O. Bare, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Smith, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Timothy J. Payne, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Paul Gleason, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Assignee:
Neomatrix, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 ; A61M 1/06 ; A61K 3/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 ; A61M 1/06 ; A61K 3/512 ;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for noninvasively obtaining intraductal fluid. The method includes the use of an intraductal fluid sampling device to contact the patient, provide compression, and deliver heat thereto according to predetermined cycle characteristics. The cycle characteristics, such as compression cycle times and compression rates, may be varied and controlled by a control circuit.