Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2003-06-30
2010-02-16
Casler, Brian (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S437000, C600S443000, C600S446000, C600S459000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07662099
ABSTRACT:
A combination therapy and imaging instrument is provided. The instrument includes: a therapy probe for producing energy to alter tissue; and an imaging probe proximate the therapy probe for imaging the tissue altered with the therapy probe.
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Kwok Jonathan
Pendekanti Rajesh
Podany Vaclav O.
Casler Brian
Ethicon Inc.
Scully , Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
Shahrestani Nasir
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