Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-19
2011-12-20
Casler, Brian (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
active
08082023
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for marking a lesion in a body part is provided. The method includes the steps of obtaining a first nuclear-emission image of the body part; determining a position of the lesion from the first image; percutaneously introducing a cannula to the determined position; inserting a wire into the cannula, the wire including radioactive material; retracting the cannula while holding the wire in place; and obtaining a second nuclear-emission image of the body part. The second image includes data relating to a position of the lesion and data relating to a position of the wire.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2429438 (1947-10-01), Wappler
patent: 4774948 (1988-10-01), Markham
patent: 5158084 (1992-10-01), Ghiatas
patent: 5282781 (1994-02-01), Liprie
patent: 5322499 (1994-06-01), Liprie
patent: 5919135 (1999-07-01), Lemelson
patent: 5954655 (1999-09-01), Hussman
patent: 6093154 (2000-07-01), Burek et al.
patent: 6135993 (2000-10-01), Hussman
patent: 6181960 (2001-01-01), Jensen et al.
patent: 6740882 (2004-05-01), Weinberg
patent: 2003/0209096 (2003-11-01), Pandey et al.
patent: 2004/0183022 (2004-09-01), Weinberg
patent: 2005/0008869 (2005-01-01), Clark et al.
patent: 2005/0101826 (2005-05-01), Bray et al.
patent: WO 88/06864 (1988-03-01), None
patent: WO 98/22022 (1998-05-01), None
patent: 00/41185 (2000-07-01), None
patent: 01/08751 (2001-02-01), None
Pry, R. et al., “Guide-Wire Reinforcement and Lengthening with coaxial Guide Wires: the crimping technique”, Radiology, vol. 174, Jan. 1990, pp. 268-269.
Raylman, R.R. et al., “Positron emission mammography—guided breast biopsy” The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, vol. 42, No. 6, Jun. 2001, pp. 960-966.
Khalkhali, I. et al., “Radionuclide-guided stereotactic prebiopsy localization of nonpalpable breast lesions with normal mammograms”, Journal of Nuclear Medicine, vol. 38, 1997, pp. 1019-1021.
The International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority for International Application No. PCT/US2006/023940.
Beylin David
Hickey Larry
Yarnall Stephen T.
Casler Brian
Katten Muchin & Rosenman LLP
Naviscan Inc.
Selkin Saurel J
LandOfFree
Tissue interventions using nuclear-emission image guidance does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Tissue interventions using nuclear-emission image guidance, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Tissue interventions using nuclear-emission image guidance will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4254052