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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas B. Ottoboni, Belmont, CA (US);
Robert E. Short, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Gabe, San Bruno, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas B. Ottoboni, Belmont, CA (US);
Robert E. Short, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Gabe, San Bruno, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/127 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A composition is provided accompanying nanoparticles having diameters in the range of about 100 to 800 nanometers with hollow cores and outer shells with mechanical properties such that they rupture on exposure to predetermined ultrasound energy. The composition is useful for identifying sentinel lymph nodes.