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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:

Health Beacons, Inc., The Woodlands, TX (US);

Inventors:

Murray A. Reicher, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);

Robert Petcavich, The Woodlands, TX (US);

Assignee:

Health Beacons, Inc., The Woodlands, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/065 (2013.01); A61B 5/6848 (2013.01);
Abstract

A transponder string comprising multiple transponders is configured for injection into human tissue. In one embodiment, the transponders are sized to move through a needle for injection into the human tissue. Positions of the transponders with reference to one another may be maintained by coupling the transponders via a filament, adhesive backed substrate, shrink tubing, and/or any other suitable substrate. The transponders are configured to transmit data to a mobile computing device, e.g., a wand, smart phone or wireless tablet positioned outside the human tissue such that positions of the transponders are determinable, e.g., during an excision surgery.


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