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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2004
Applicants:
D. Laksen Sirimanne, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Douglas S. Sutton, Pacifica, CA (US);
Natalie V. Fawzi, Belmont, CA (US);
Gail Lebovic, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
D. Laksen Sirimanne, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Douglas S. Sutton, Pacifica, CA (US);
Natalie V. Fawzi, Belmont, CA (US);
Gail Lebovic, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
These are biopsy site marking devices. More particularly, the devices include a body of gelatin and an x-ray detectable body of a specific, predetermined non-biological configuration embedded in the body of gelatin. In one embodiment, the x-ray detectable body is made from metal. In alternative embodiments, the x-ray detectable body can be made from stainless steel or metal oxides.