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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Satish Sundar, Milpitas, CA (US);
Swaminathan Balakrishnan, London, GB;
Albert Hartman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Satish Sundar, Milpitas, CA (US);
Swaminathan Balakrishnan, London, GB;
Albert Hartman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Indigo Orb, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A detection apparatus for, and a method of, detecting the location of the tip of a tubular element, in particular a needle, within a region, in particular one of the epidural space and the peritoneal cavity.