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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2002
Applicants:
Piran Sioshansi, Lincoln, MA (US);
Raymond J. Bricault, West Boylston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Piran Sioshansi, Lincoln, MA (US);
Raymond J. Bricault, West Boylston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ion Beam Applications S.A., Louvain-la-Neuve, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is related to an interstitial marker for localizing an organ, tumor or tumor bed within a mammalian body wherein said marker has a proximal end, a distal end, and a continuous intervening length, at least a portion of the intervening length of said marker being visible under at least one imaging modality and having a flexibility such that said marker follows movements and changes of shape of said organ, tumor or tumor bed.