Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – With means for cutting – scarifying – or vibrating tissue
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-28
2010-12-21
Sirmons, Kevin C (Department: 3767)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
With means for cutting, scarifying, or vibrating tissue
C604S019000, C600S439000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07854719
ABSTRACT:
A method of introducing an ultrasonic drug includes irradiating a low frequency sound wave onto a subject, irradiating a high frequency ultrasonic wave onto a target region of the subject, and introducing the drug into the target region.
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Fujimoto Katsuhiko
Hashimoto Keisuke
Ohyu Shigeharu
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Mehta Bhisma
Oblon, Spivak McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Sirmons Kevin C
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
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