DE69942132D1 - Gerät zur sicheren Lokalisierung und Markierung einer Höhle und von Sentinell-Lymphknoten - Google Patents

Gerät zur sicheren Lokalisierung und Markierung einer Höhle und von Sentinell-Lymphknoten

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DE69942132D1
DE69942132D1 DE69942132T DE69942132T DE69942132D1 DE 69942132 D1 DE69942132 D1 DE 69942132D1 DE 69942132 T DE69942132 T DE 69942132T DE 69942132 T DE69942132 T DE 69942132T DE 69942132 D1 DE69942132 D1 DE 69942132D1
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cavity
marking
lymph node
sentinel lymph
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Laksen D Sirimanne
Natalie V Fawzi
Douglas S Sutton
Gail S Lebovic
Stanley R Conston
Peter M Wilson
Anne B Morrissey
Mary Elizabeth Bush
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Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc
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Vivant Medical LLC
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K49/00—Preparations for testing in vivo
    • A61K49/001—Preparation for luminescence or biological staining
    • A61K49/006—Biological staining of tissues in vivo, e.g. methylene blue or toluidine blue O administered in the buccal area to detect epithelial cancer cells, dyes used for delineating tissues during surgery
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/39—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00535—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets pneumatically or hydraulically operated
    • A61B2017/00539—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets pneumatically or hydraulically operated hydraulically
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/39—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A61B2090/3925—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers ultrasonic
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/39—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A61B2090/3966—Radiopaque markers visible in an X-ray image
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/39—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A61B2090/3987—Applicators for implanting markers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/39—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A61B2090/3995—Multi-modality markers

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  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Apparatus (AREA)
DE69942132T 1998-12-24 1999-12-23 Gerät zur sicheren Lokalisierung und Markierung einer Höhle und von Sentinell-Lymphknoten Expired - Lifetime DE69942132D1 (de)

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US22061898A 1998-12-24 1998-12-24
US09/285,329 US6356782B1 (en) 1998-12-24 1999-04-02 Subcutaneous cavity marking device and method
US09/347,185 US6371904B1 (en) 1998-12-24 1999-07-02 Subcutaneous cavity marking device and method

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EP (3) EP2174596B1 (de)
AT (2) ATE460116T1 (de)
AU (1) AU774994B2 (de)
CA (2) CA2356890C (de)
DE (2) DE69921508T2 (de)
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