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Patent US7860556 - Tissue imaging and extraction systems - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsTissue imaging and extraction systems are described herein. Such a system may include a deployment catheter and an attached imaging hood deployable into an expanded configuration. In use, the imaging hood is placed against or adjacent to a region of tissue to be imaged in a body lumen that is normally...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7860556?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7860556 - Tissue imaging and extraction systemsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7860556 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/560,742Publication date28 Dec 2010Filing date16 Nov 2006Priority date2 Feb 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20070167828, US20110060298Publication number11560742, 560742, US 7860556 B2, US 7860556B2, US-B2-7860556, US7860556 B2, US7860556B2InventorsVahid SaadatOriginal AssigneeVoyage Medical, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (411), Non-Patent Citations (41), Referenced by (34), Classifications (31), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTissue imaging and extraction systems
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