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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 04, 2009
Applicant:
Prakash Manley, Lafayette, CO (US);
Inventor:
Prakash Manley, Lafayette, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/5091 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining a volume of ablated tissue is provided. The method includes the steps of: supplying energy to tissue to create an ablation volume therein; excising one or more slices of the tissue having a portion of the ablation volume therein; and subjecting at least a portion of the slice to a first contrast agent for a predetermined period of time, wherein the contrast agent is configured to color dead cells within the ablation volume.