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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:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2003
Applicants:
Albert C. Lardo, Baldwin, MD (US);
Elliott R. Mcveigh, Potomac, MD (US);
Henry R. Halperin, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Albert C. Lardo, Baldwin, MD (US);
Elliott R. McVeigh, Potomac, MD (US);
Henry R. Halperin, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
SurgiVision, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention describes a system, method, and means for an MRI transseptal needle that can be visible on an MRI, can act as an antenna and receive MRI signals from surrounding subject matter to generate high-resolution images and can enable real-time active needle tracking during MRI guided transseptal puncture procedures.