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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:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Yogesh B. Gianchandani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tao LI, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Roma Y. Gianchandani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yogesh B. Gianchandani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tao Li, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Roma Y. Gianchandani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensor is mounted to a biopsy needle at a location proximate to a tip of the needle. The sensor senses properties of tissue in contact with the sensor and proximate to the tip.