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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2008
Peter Piferi, Orange, CA (US);
Raffaele Mazzei, Encinitas, CA (US);
Alex Diener, Seattle, WA (US);
Brady Steele, Encinitas, CA (US);
Peter Piferi, Orange, CA (US);
Raffaele Mazzei, Encinitas, CA (US);
Alex Diener, Seattle, WA (US);
Brady Steele, Encinitas, CA (US);
MRI Interventions, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
An MRI-compatible patch for identifying a location includes a flexible base layer, a flexible substrate and at least one of MRI-visible fiducial element. The flexible base layer is mountable on and substantially conformable to a patient's body surface. The base layer has opposed upper and lower primary surfaces. The flexible substrate is releasably attached to the upper primary surface of the base layer and substantially conformable to the patient's body surface. The at least one MRI-visible fiducial element is defined by or secured to the flexible substrate. The patch may include a plurality of the MRI-visible fiducial elements arranged in a defined pattern.