LASER POINTER DEVICE TO LOCALIZE SITE OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE BODY - Patent 1581117

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EP 1 581 117 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	28.07.2005

(43)	Date of publication:
	05.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/40

(21)	Application number: 03716376.3

(22)	Date of filing: 06.03.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61B 6/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/007020

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/076004 (18.09.2003 Gazette 2003/38)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

08.03.2002 US 362673 P
05.03.2003 US 383230

(71)	Applicant: Digirad Corporation
	San Diego, CA 92126 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	ASHBURN, William, L. La Jolla, CA 92037 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lloyd, Patrick Alexander Desmond
	Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8PL London WC1X 8PL (GB)

(54)	LASER POINTER DEVICE TO LOCALIZE SITE OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE BODY