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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Empire Technology Development Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Anthony Heanue, Oakland, CA (US);
Tobias Funk, Martinez, CA (US);
Kate LeeAnn Bechtel, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Amish Parashar, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); G01N 27/62 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/62 (2013.01); A61B 18/082 (2013.01); A61B 18/14 (2013.01); G01N 21/6486 (2013.01); G01N 33/48 (2013.01); H01J 49/0031 (2013.01); A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 18/042 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00547 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00898 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00904 (2013.01); A61B 2018/146 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1412 (2013.01); A61B 2019/462 (2013.01); A61B 2019/542 (2013.01); A61B 2218/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes assessing tumor margins and discriminating between tumor and non-tumor tissues by analyzing the compositional make-up of smoke produced during cautery resection of tissues.