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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:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2002
Applicants:
Erik Schroeder Handy, Arlington, MA (US);
Robert Ivkov, Marblehead, MA (US);
Diane Ellis-busby, Lancaster, MA (US);
Allan Foreman, Epping, NH (US);
Inventors:
Erik Schroeder Handy, Arlington, MA (US);
Robert Ivkov, Marblehead, MA (US);
Diane Ellis-Busby, Lancaster, MA (US);
Allan Foreman, Epping, NH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are compositions comprising magnetic nanoparticles, a biocompatible coating, and a target-specific ligand. Also disclosed are devices for treating diseased tissue for use with such compositions. Further disclosed are methods for treating diseased tissue, such as cancer, using such compositions and devices, as well as methods for treating diseased tissue utilizing hypertermia.