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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 05770170', 'Application No. 181261', 'Application No. 207209', 'Application No. 207210', 'Application No. 181261', 'Application No. 200580034274', 'Application No. 200580032474']

Patent US8239002 - Guiding a tool for medical treatment by detecting a source of radioactivity - Google Patents
Systems and methods disclosed provide for guiding a tool using a source of radioactivity. The method includes implanting a source of radioactivity at a position having a geometric relationship to a target tissue, determining at least an indication of a location of the source using at least one radioactivity...http://www.google.ca/patents/US8239002?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8239002 - Guiding a tool for medical treatment by detecting a source of radioactivity
Publication number US8239002 B2
Also published as CN101282760A, EP1922113A1, EP2158940A2, EP2158940A3, US20070055090, US20070055144, WO2007017847A1
Publication number 11463664, 463664, US 8239002 B2, US 8239002B2, US-B2-8239002, US8239002 B2, US8239002B2
Original Assignee Novatek Medical Ltd.
Patent Citations (127), Non-Patent Citations (58), Referenced by (3), Classifications (20), Legal Events (4)
Guiding a tool for medical treatment by detecting a source of radioactivity
US 8239002 B2
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13 International Preliminary Report on Patentability Dated Aug. 28, 2008 From the International Bureau of WIPO Re.: Application No. PCT/IL2007/000215.
14 International Preliminary Report on Patentability Dated Feb. 21, 2008 From the International Preliminary Examining Authority Re.: Application No. PCT/IB2006/052770.
15 International Preliminary Report on Patentability Dated May 9, 2007 From the International Preliminary Examining Authority Re.: Application No. PCT/IL05/01101.
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17 International Preliminary Report on Patentability Dated Oct. 7, 2009 From the International Preliminary Examining Authority Re.: Application No. PCT/IL05/00871.
18 International Search Report Dated Feb. 29, 2008 From the International Searching Authority Re.: Application No. PCT/IL2007/000214.
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27 Office Action dated Feb. 8, 2010, in the Instituto Mexicano de la Propriedad Industrial for Mexican Application No. MX/a/2007/001783 (6 pages, including summary translation).
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45 USPTO Final Rejection dated Feb. 3, 2011, in U.S. Appl. No. 11/635,441 to Krag et al. (13 pages).
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50 USPTO Office Action dated Oct. 27, 2010, in co-pending U.S. Appl. No. 11/463,659.
51 USPTO Office Action with mail date Apr. 27, 2011, in U.S. Appl. No. 12/697,139 (9 pages total).
52 USPTO Office Action with mail date Aug. 30, 2010, in U.S. Appl. No. 12/697,139 (9 pages total).
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54 Written Opinion Dated Feb. 29, 2008 From the International Searching Authority Re.: Application No. PCT/IL2007/000214.
55 Written Opinion Dated Jan. 3, 2007 From the International Searching Authority Re.: Application No. PCT/IB2006/052771.
56 Written Opinion Dated Jan. 7, 2008 From the International Searching Authority Re.: Application No. PCT/IL2007/000215.
57 Written Opinion Dated Mar. 6, 2007 From the International Searching Authority Re.: Application No. PCT/IL05/00871.
58 Written Opinion Dated Sep. 10, 2007 From the International Searching Authority Re.: Application No. PCT/IB2006/052770.
US20140330114 * 21 Nov 2012 6 Nov 2014 Technische Universität München Tracking system and method
U.S. Classification 600/424, 250/491.1, 600/436, 250/303
Cooperative Classification A61N5/1069, A61N5/1067, A61N2005/1051, A61N5/1049, A61B5/1127, A61B2090/101, A61B2034/2068, A61B2090/392, A61B34/20, A61B2090/3987, A61B2090/3908, A61B90/39
European Classification A61B19/54, A61N5/10E1, A61B19/52H12