Surgery – Instruments – Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
Reexamination Certificate
2001-09-18
2009-12-01
Winakur, Eric F (Department: 3768)
Surgery
Instruments
Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
C600S562000, C606S116000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07625397
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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Burbank Fred H.
Foerster Seth A.
Ritchart Mark A.
Zerbouni Elias A.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
Rozanski Michael T
Welsh & Flaxman LLC
Winakur Eric F
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