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Method and apparatus for imaging the anatomy

CA 1317036 C · Owner: Allen, George S. · Inventors: Allen, George S.

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The present invention pertains to a fiducial implant for the human body that is detectable by an imaging system. The invention is comprised of a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to be detected by an imaging system when place beneath the skin. The second portion is configured for fixed attachment to a bone beneath the skin without penetrating entirely through the bone and without fracturing the bone. The first portion is sufficiently large and comprised of a material for detection by an imaging system and sufficiently, small to avoid the distortion of the skin when placed at an interface between the skin and the bone. The first portion also has at least a …

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  • Granted April 27, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 27, 2010.
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FiledNovember 1, 1988
GrantedApril 27, 1993
Term endedApril 27, 2010
Patent numberCA 1317036 C
Classification (IPC)A61B6/03 +2 more

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedNov 1, 1988Patent grantedApril 27, 1993Term endedApril 27, 2010

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