DE69921508D1 - Gerät und verfahren zur sicheren lokalisierung und markierung einer höhle und von sentinell-lymphknoten - Google Patents

Gerät und verfahren zur sicheren lokalisierung und markierung einer höhle und von sentinell-lymphknoten

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DE69921508D1
DE69921508D1 DE69921508T DE69921508T DE69921508D1 DE 69921508 D1 DE69921508 D1 DE 69921508D1 DE 69921508 T DE69921508 T DE 69921508T DE 69921508 T DE69921508 T DE 69921508T DE 69921508 D1 DE69921508 D1 DE 69921508D1
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cavity
marking
lymph node
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sentinel lymph
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Laksen Sirimanne
V Fawzi
S Sutton
S Lebovic
R Conston
M Wilson
B Morrissey
Elizabeth Bush
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Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc
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Vivant Medical LLC
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K49/00—Preparations for testing in vivo
    • A61K49/001—Preparation for luminescence or biological staining
    • A61K49/006—Biological staining of tissues in vivo, e.g. methylene blue or toluidine blue O administered in the buccal area to detect epithelial cancer cells, dyes used for delineating tissues during surgery
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/39—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00535—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets pneumatically or hydraulically operated
    • A61B2017/00539—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets pneumatically or hydraulically operated hydraulically
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/39—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A61B2090/3925—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers ultrasonic
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/39—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A61B2090/3966—Radiopaque markers visible in an X-ray image
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/39—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A61B2090/3987—Applicators for implanting markers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/39—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A61B2090/3995—Multi-modality markers
DE69921508T 1998-12-24 1999-12-23 Gerät und verfahren zur sicheren lokalisierung und markierung einer höhle und von sentinell-lymphknoten Expired - Lifetime DE69921508T2 (de)

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US285329 1994-08-03
US22061898A 1998-12-24 1998-12-24
US220618 1998-12-24
US09/285,329 US6356782B1 (en) 1998-12-24 1999-04-02 Subcutaneous cavity marking device and method
US09/347,185 US6371904B1 (en) 1998-12-24 1999-07-02 Subcutaneous cavity marking device and method
US347185 1999-07-02
PCT/US1999/030619 WO2000038579A2 (en) 1998-12-24 1999-12-23 Device and method for safe location and marking of a cavity and sentinel lymph nodes

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EP (3) EP1152696B1 (de)
AT (2) ATE460116T1 (de)
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CA (2) CA2715331C (de)
DE (2) DE69942132D1 (de)
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