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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147803 | Ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and uses thereof The present invention provides a biomimetic contrast agent comprising an amine-functionalized iron (II) oxide/iron(III) oxide nanoparticle core a targeting ligand attached to the nanoparticle core via a linker and an inert outer layer of a hydrophilic polymer conjug... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7976825 | Cancer cell diagnosis by targeting delivery of nanodevices Macromolecular contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging are described. Biomolecules and their modified derivatives form stable complexes with paramagnetic ions thus increasing the molecular relaxivity of carriers. The synthesis of biomolecular based nanodevice... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7723311 | Delivery of bioactive substances to target cells A system for introducing a bioactive substance into a target cell within a body. The bioactive substance is transported to the target cell using a superparamagnetic nanoparticle and a controllable magnetic field generator that is capable of moving the nanoparticle t... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7407646 | Hydrophilic polymer biomaterial having a specific magnetic resonance imaging signal and process for the preparation of said biomaterial A charged biomaterial including at least one first hydrophilic polymer, and superparamagnetic iron oxide particles complexed with a second hydrophilic polymer substantially identical to or different from the first hydrophilic polymer, wherein the superparamagnetic i... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7331986 | Intraluminal medical device having improved visibility A stent may be formed of at least one structural material having a pattern including at least one serpentine structure, which extends about the longitudinal axis of the stent. The structure is formed of a plurality of struts. Adjacent struts are interconnected by en... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329402 | Methods of imaging and treatment Novel ultrasound methods comprising administering to a patient a targeted vesicle composition which comprises vesicles comprising a lipid, protein or polymer, encapsulating a gas, in combination with a targeting ligand, and scanning the patient using ultrasound. The... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7235227 | Paramagnetic particles that provide improved relaxivity An improved contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging comprises particles to each of which is coupled a multiplicity of chelating agents containing paramagnetic ions. In the improved agent, the position of the ion is offset from the surface of the particle so as... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226578 | Metal complexes that contain perfluoroalkyl, process for their production and their use in NMR diagnosis The invention relates to new, monomeric, perfluoroalkyl-substituted metal complexes, processes for their production, and their use in diagnosis and therapy. The compounds according to the invention are suitable especially as in vivo contrast media in nuclear ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226577 | Gastrin releasing peptide compounds New and improved compounds for use in radiodiagnostic imaging or radiotherapy having the formula M-N-O-P-G, wherein M is the metal chelator (in the form complexed with a metal radionuclide or not), N-O-P is the linker, and G is the GRP receptor targeting peptide. Me... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220401 | Blood clot-targeted nanoparticles Emulsions comprising nanoparticles formed from high boiling perfluorochemical substances, said particles coated with a lipid/surfactant coating are made target-specific by directly coupling said nanoparticles to a targeting ligand. The nanoparticles may further incl... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198867 | Electrochemical generation, storage and reaction of hydrogen and oxygen An electrolytic apparatus for using catalyst-coated hollow microspheres to produce gases, store them, and to make them available for later use. The apparatus uses catalyst-coated hollow microspheres in reversible electrochemical processes and reactions, such as thos... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7131993 | Varying circumferential spanned connectors in a stent A stent comprises a plurality of serpentine circumferential bands and a plurality of connector columns. Each connector column is located between two adjacent serpentine circumferential bands and comprises a plurality connector struts. Each connector strut is connect... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7087722 | Fibrin binding domain polypeptides and uses and methods of producing same This invention provides an imaging agent which comprises a polypeptide labeled with an imageable marker, such polypeptide having an amino acid sequence substantially present in the fibrin binding domain of naturally-occurring human fibronectin and being capable of b... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083572 | Therapeutic delivery systems Targeted therapeutic delivery systems comprising gas- or gaseous precursor-filled lipid microspheres comprising a therapeutic are described. Methods for employing such microspheres in therapeutic delivery applications are also provided. Targeted therapeutic d... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082326 | Method of magnetic resonance imaging A method of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of blood perfusion in vascularized organs of interest, e.g. the myocardium, the kidneys, the brain, the liver wherein a contrast agent composition comprising a particulate superparamagnetic metal oxide is administered.... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078015 | Ultrasound imaging and treatment Methods of and apparatus for preparing temperature activated gaseous precursor-filled liposomes are described. Gaseous precursor-filled liposomes prepared by these methods are particularly usefull for example, in ultrasonic imaging applications and in therapeutic dr... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7018611 | Vitronectin receptor antagonist pharmaceuticals The present invention describes novel compounds of the formula: (Q)d—Ln—Ch, useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, methods of imaging tumors in a patient, and methods of treating cancer in a patient... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6998107 | Composition comprising low density microspheres Low density microspheres, methods for preparing same, and use of same as contrast agents are described. The microspheres have a void having a volume that comprises at least about 75% of the total volume of the microspheres, and which contains a gas or the vapor of a... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997863 | Thermotherapy via targeted delivery of nanoscale magnetic particles Disclosed are therapeutic methods for the treatment of disease material involving administration of a thermotherapeutic magnetic composition, which contains single-domain magnetic particles attached to a target-specific ligand, to a patient and application of an alt... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6975896 | Fiducial markers for MRI Fiducials (50) are disposed in an imaging region (14) along with a subject. The fiducials are mounted either to the subject itself, a surgical tool (52), an imaging probe or receive coil (80), or the like. The fiducials are filled with a ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6939298 | Device and method for monitoring aqueous flow within the eye The present invention provides a device and method for monitoring the flow of aqueous humor within the eye. The invention provides that the aqueous flow rate and/or pattern within the anatomical structures of the eye can be determined by monitoring a traceable compo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6924150 | Magnetic resonance imaging contrast system A method for improving the magnetic resonance imaging contrast of a selected portion of a sample. A selected ferrimagnetic constituent is associated with the sample portion, by molecular or biological attachment or by some other means, so that the sample portion is ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6896873 | MR signal-emitting coatings The present invention provides a coating that emits magnetic resonance signals and a method for coating medical devices therewith. The coating includes a paramagnetic metal ion-containing polymer complex that facilitates diagnostic and therapeutic techniques by read... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896874 | MR-signal emitting coatings The present invention provides a coating that emits magnetic resonance signals and a method for coating medical devices therewith. The coating includes a paramagnetic metal ion-containing polymer complex that facilitates diagnostic and therapeutic techniques by read... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6869591 | Paramagnetic particles that provide improved relaxivity An improved contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging comprises particles to each of which is coupled a multiplicity of chelating agents containing paramagnetic ions. In the improved agent, the position of the ion is offset from the surface of the particle so as... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6818203 | Use of perfluoroalkyl-containing metal complexes as contrast media in MR-imaging for visualization of plaque, tumors and necroses The invention relates to the use of perfluoroalkyl-containing metal complexes that have a critical micelle formation concentration 1 nm and a proton relaxivity in plasma (R1)>10 l/mmol·s) a... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6803030 | Bile acids conjugates with metal ion chelates and the use thereof Compounds able to chelate paramagnetic metal ions and the use thereof as contrast agents in the technique known as “Magnetic Resonance Imaging” (M.R.I.). ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6797257 | Paramagnetic polymerized protein microspheres and methods of preparation thereof The present invention relates to a composition that includes gadolinium particles encapsulated in microsphere shells. The composition is suitable for use as a contrast agent with a plurality of imaging modalities, including, for example, ultrasound, magnetic resonan... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6770261 | Magnetic resonance imaging agents for the detection of physiological agents The invention relates to novel magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents and methods of detecting physiological signals or substances. ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6713045 | Targeted magnetic resonance imaging agents for the detection of physiological processes The invention relates to novel targeted magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents and methods of detecting physiological signals or substances. ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6652834 | Amphipatic polycarboxylic chelates and complexes with paramagnetic metals as MRI contrast agents Substituted polycarboxylic ligand molecules and corresponding metal complexes of said ligands, preferably paramagnetic metals complexes for generating responses in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) The paramagnetic complexes of the polycarboxy... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6645464 | Loading metal particles into cell membrane vesicles and metal particular use for imaging and therapy Delivery of metal particles to living tissue, then applying external energy that interacts with the metal particles, is found to selectively increase the energy deposition and interaction surrounding the metal particles. The method is useful to improve tr... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6638494 | Super-paramagnetic particles with increased R1 relaxivity, process for producing said particles and use thereof The invention relates to super-paramagnetic single domain particles with increased R1 relaxivity and with surface-stabilizer substances. The particles are characterized in that they consist of iron hydroxide, ferric hydrate, iron oxide, iron mi... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6541039 | Nanoscale particles having an iron oxide-containing core enveloped by at least two shells The invention relates to nanoscale particles suited especially for use in tumor therapy by hyperthermia. Said particles comprise a (preferably superparamagnetic) iron oxide-containing core and at least two shells surrounding said core. The (innermost) she... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6534039 | Extended organic cobalt and nickel magnetic complexes Disclosed is a method for in vivo imaging tissue of a individual, by performing magnetic resonance imaging utilizing an extended cobalt complex as a contrast enhancement agent. The extended cobalt complex is comprised of cobalt atoms, a carboxylate ligand... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6517813 | Device and process for separating magnetic materials from pharmaceutical preparations, their starting or intermediate products, as well as agents that are produced with the aid of said device The invention relates to a device for magnetic separation of pharmaceutical preparations, their starting or intermediate products that contain a separation space, in which a magnetic gradient field prevails and which has an inlet and an outlet, whereby th... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6461587 | Perfluoroalkylamides, their production and their use in diagnosis The invention relates to macrocyclic perfluoroalkylamides, their production and their use in diagnosis.... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6372194 | MRI contrast media recognizing minor environmental changes This relates to a contrast medium containing a complex of a gadolinium (Gd) type contrast agent and a polymer. More particularly, the contrast medium wherein the polymer capable of phase transit in response to environmental changes, particularly, pH, ligh... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6368574 | Contrast agent-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of tissue perfusion This invention relates to a method of contrast agent-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of perfusion in vasculated tissue within a human or non-human animal body in which a bolus comprising a contrast-enhancing amount of a magnetic resonance imaging cont... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6361759 | MR signal-emitting coatings The present invention provides a coating that emits magnetic resonance signals and a method for coating medical devices therewith. The coating includes a paramagnetic metal ion-containing polymer complex that facilitates diagnostic and therapeutic techniq... | 03/26/2002 |
