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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Neal Buchalter, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Kenneth M. Zinn, Westport, CT (US);
Inventors:
Neal Buchalter, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Kenneth M. Zinn, Westport, CT (US);
Assignee:
PARKER LABORATORIES, INC., Fairfield, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/14 (2006.01); H05G 1/28 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/42 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/54 (2013.01); A61B 6/0492 (2013.01); A61B 6/481 (2013.01); A61M 5/427 (2013.01); A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00951 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5454 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5466 (2013.01);
Abstract
A biopsy grid is provided that is useful in medical imaging. The biopsy grid comprises a hydrogel layer containing a mixture of contrast agents that are visible in images from X-ray, CT scans, MRI, and/or positron emission tomographs. The hydrogel mixture is attached to a frame having a silicone coated release liner and an adhesive layer. The hydrogel layer is cut into strips that serve as markers in an image. The biopsy grid can be used to locate the position of the marker relative to a tissue of interest in a medical image.