Devices for defining and marking tissue

Details Devices for defining and marking tissue Devices for defining and marking tissue

2006-05-16

2006-05-16

Nguyen, Anhtuan T. (Department: 3731)

Surgery

Instruments

Cutting, puncturing or piercing

Reexamination Certificate

active

07044957

ABSTRACT:
In order to later identify the location of a biopsy or surgery, various means and methods for permanently and non-surgically marking selected tissue in the human body are used. Later visualization of the markers is readily accomplished using state-of-the-art imaging systems.

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