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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170648 | Removable localizing wire A localizing wire includes an anchor portion that can change shape from a collapsed shape to an expanded shape and thereby anchor within a tissue mass. The localizing wire has an exterior portion that can lie flat against the tissue mass. The localizing wire can be ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170647 | Fiduciary markers and method of use thereof The invention provides devices and methods used to locate target areas within a patient for repeat therapeutic treatments. In the invention, fiduciary markers made of metal or metal alloys are placed within a patient near or at a target site as reference coordinates... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8160679 | Methods of coordinating an imaging procedure and an injection procedure A method of coordinating an imaging procedure and an injection procedure, the method comprising the steps of providing an injector system having first and second pressurizing units for pressurizing a contrast medium and a diluent for injection into a patient; provid... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8090430 | Methods and apparatus for acute or chronic delivery or substances or apparatus to extravascular treatment sites Methods and apparatus for delivery of substances or apparatus to target sites within the body of a human or animal patient. A vessel wall penetrating catheter is inserted into the vasculature, positioned and oriented within a blood vessel near the target extravascul... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8068895 | Biopsy site marker deployment instrument An instrument for deploying a marker at a site within a patient may include an elongate cannula, an elongate pusher, and a marker disposed within the cannula. The cannula may have a tip at its distal end and a transverse opening. The pusher may be disposed within th... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064987 | Breast marker Tissue markers, systems for marking tissue, and methods of using tissue markers. A tissue marker may have a body with a first surface and a second surface, a plurality of coupling sites, and a plurality of elongate members. The tissue marker may include a remotely v... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064988 | System for analyzing and treating abnormality of human and animal tissues A patient treatment unit for analyzing and treating abnormality of human or animal tissues, includes a display; a pulse generator circuit that outputs a sequence of electrical pulses at a pulse frequency, the electrical pulses having a pulse width, the pulse generat... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8055328 | Interface unit for use with injectors and imaging systems and related devices An interface unit enables communication with an injector system that is used for pressurizing a fluid medium for injection into a patient during an injection procedure. The interface unit includes a processor and a storage unit. The processor controls operation of t... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050741 | Device and method for facilitating hemostasis of a biopsy tract A biopsy cannula and a delivery catheter are configured to deliver one or more absorbable sponge pledgets to a biopsy site after removal of one or more tissue samples from the site. The delivery catheter allows a large amount of hydrated sponge material to be delive... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050743 | Positron emission detectors and configurations A three-dimensional detector module for use in detecting annihilation photons generated by positrons emitted from radio-labeled sites within a body is formed from multiple solid state photo-detectors attached to one or more scintillators. Each photo-detector can be ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050742 | Biopsy device A biopsy device for marking a biopsy site is disclosed. The biopsy device can include a marker deployer and at least one marker disposed within an internal lumen of the deployer. The marker can include a non-metallic marker body sized and shaped to reduce variabilit... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046055 | Lymph node detector A sentinel lymph node detecting apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a light source unit 2, illuminating an excitation light 10 and an illumination light 11 onto a biological observation location 20... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8014850 | Initiation of dynamic data acquisition Provided is a data acquisition system comprising a CPU, radiation detector, buffer, and a storage device in communication with the buffer and which is capable of storing information received from the buffer. The data acquisition system includes a method for sequenti... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7996065 | Biopsy site marker deployment device A biopsy marker deployment device adapted to selectively deposit a marker in a target location, such as a biopsy site. In one embodiment, the device includes a deployment assembly comprising a cannula adapted to house at least one marker, an outlet aperture defined ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991454 | Imaging of biological structures Images of blood vessels of a body are obtained by injecting a refraction enhancement contrast agent into the blood vessels to increase a difference in refractive indices of the blood vessels and surrounding material. The blood vessels are irradiated with a penetrati... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7983734 | Fibrous marker and intracorporeal delivery thereof The invention is directed to an intracorporeal marker, a delivery device and assembly for such marker and the method of delivering one or more of the markers to an intracorporeal location within a patient. The marker is a body formed at least in part of a bioabsorba... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7970454 | Marker delivery device with releasable plug The invention is directed to marker delivery devices and methods of using such devices. The delivery devices embodying features of the invention include a delivery cannula with a discharge opening and a releasable plug disposed in the inner lumen of the delivery can... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7937134 | Systems for controlling injection and/or imaging procedures A system for producing a contrast-enhanced medical image of a patient includes a source of a contrast or enhancement medium, a pressurizing unit in fluid connection with the source of contrast or enhancement medium, an energy source operable to apply energy to a reg... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7925330 | Devices, systems and methods for determining parameters of one or more phases of an injection procedure A fluid injection apparatus includes at least one pressurizing mechanism and at least a first fluid container (for example, a syringe or a bulk container) operably associated with the at least one pressurizing mechanism. The first fluid container is adapted to conta... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7917192 | Tomography by emission of positrons (PET) system Tomography by emission of positrons (pet) system dedicated to examinations of human body parts such as the breast, axilla, head, neck, liver, heart, lungs, prostate region and other body extremities which is composed of at least two detecting plates (detector heads)... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7894880 | Measurement of renal extraction fraction using contrast enhanced computed tomography Renal extraction fraction (EF) is determined through use of computed tomography (CT) measurements of arterial blood before and after injection of a radiographic contrast agent into the blood and CT measurements of renal vein blood after injection of the radiographic... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7877133 | Marker or filler forming fluid A solution for forming a marker or filler mass for an intracorporeal site. The solution contains a polar, water soluble non-aqueous solvent such as dimethyl sulfoxide and a bioabsorbable, essentially water insoluble polymer such as polylactic acid, or copolymers of ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7869862 | Systems and methods for functional imaging using contrast-enhanced multiple-energy computed tomography A method of generating images of a portion of a body includes introducing a contrast agent into the body, generating a first set of image data using radiation at a first energy level after the contrast agent is introduced into the body, generating a second set of im... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7801588 | X-ray diagnostic imaging system and X-ray diagnostic imaging method An X-ray diagnostic imaging method, comprises the steps of radiographing the predetermined area so that an image data of a first contrast image is acquired when a timing of an acquired start of the first contrast image comes, after an injection of the contrast mediu... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7792568 | MRI-visible medical devices A medical device includes a body, a member in the body, and a contrast agent in the member. The device can be visible by magnetic resonance imaging. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7792569 | Cavity-filling biopsy site markers The invention provides materials, devices and methods for marking biopsy sites for a limited time. The biopsy-marking materials are ultrasound-detectable bio-resorbable powders, with powder particles typically between about 20 microns and about 800 microns in maximu... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7761137 | Biopsy site marker deployment device A biopsy marker deployment device is provided herein. According to one exemplary embodiment, the deployment device includes a deployment assembly and an actuator configured to selectively actuate the deployment assembly. The deployment assembly is configured to sele... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7734331 | Systems, methods and apparatus for preparation, delivery and monitoring of radioisotopes in positron emission tomography In one aspect, systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which a dispensing station dispenses a large quantity of a radiotracer to one or more positron emission tomography imaging stations. In some aspects a quality control unit verifies the quality of the... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7715902 | Determining distribution for planning an infusion A method for identifying advantageous and non-advantageous infusion regions in the tissue includes capturing at least one of (i) functional anatomical data and (ii) structural anatomical data. The captured anatomical data is evaluated with computer assistance. Based... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7684852 | System, formulation, kit and method for tagging colonic residue in an individual This invention relates to a colonic residue tagging system, formulation, kit and method for use in preparing an individual for a predetermined activity which requires tagging at least some colonic residue in a digestive tract such that a medically and/or diagnostica... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7672711 | Method and system for providing tomographic pictures of a patient by using contrast medium injections A method is disclosed for providing tomographic pictures of a patient with the aid of a tomographic system by using contrast medium injections. The patient is firstly injected with a defined test bolus, while the temporal concentration profile of the contrast medium... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7672710 | Data communication and control for medical imaging systems A system for producing a contrast-enhanced medical image of a patient includes a source of a contrast or enhancement medium, a pressurizing unit in fluid connection with the source of contrast or enhancement medium, an energy source operable to apply energy to a reg... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7664543 | CT scanner for and method of imaging a preselected portion of the lower abdomen region of a patient A CT scanner and method are designed to scan a preselected portion of a patient's lower abdomen. The scanner may include a source and detector array designed to rotate about a rotation axis oriented substantially parallel to or coincident with the hips of the a pati... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7634308 | Method and system for X-ray diagnosis of object in which X-ray contrast agent is injected An X-ray diagnostic system is provided, which uses X-rays to image the lower limb of an object under conditions suitable for a flow of an X-ray contrast agent injected into the object. In the system, a C-shaped arm supports both an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector s... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7606614 | Prediction methods and apparatus A method includes predicting a contrast bolus arrival time, and performing at least one of the following: a) automatically switching from a monitor phase to a scan phase at the predicted arrival time; and b) prompting a user to began a scan at the predicted arrival ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7577473 | Apparatus for subcutaneous placement of an imaging marker A subcutaneous marking apparatus for placement of an imaging marker at a predetermined site in a tissue mass comprises a handle having a front portion and a rear portion, a cannula, a stylet slidably received within the cannula, a trigger extending from the front po... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7565191 | Tissue site markers for in vivo imaging The invention is directed biopsy site markers and methods of marking a biopsy site, so that the location of the biopsy cavity is readily visible by conventional imaging methods, particularly by ultrasonic imaging. The biopsy site markers of the invention have high u... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7539529 | Apparatus for angiographic X-ray photography The invention relates to an X-ray imaging device for visualizing the blood flow in a coronary vascular tree of a patient. According to the invention a first set (1) of X-ray projection images of the vascular tree is recorded during various phases of the heart... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7529576 | Device and method for measuring blood flow in an organ A device has a source for emitting near infrared radiation into cerebral tissue, a sensor for detecting radiation exiting from the tissue, and an evaluation unit which detects the exiting radiation as an input signal having pulsatile and non-pulsatile components and... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7512435 | Delay-compensated calculation of tissue blood flow Methods for computing perfusion parameters are described. The methods are typically used to analyze magnetic resonance (MR) and other image data and to calculate tissue perfusion parameters such as blood flow in the brain or in tissues in other organs such as the he... | 03/31/2009 |
