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Biopsy marker with in situ-generated imaging properties

  • US 8,401,622 B2
  • Filed: 12/17/2007
  • Issued: 03/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An intracorporeal marker, for marking a site within living tissue of a human host, comprising:

  • a body having an outer portion of porous biodegradable material having gas-filled voids and an inner portion located within the outer portion, the inner portion including biological material having elastin that becomes calcified over time when the body is adapted to be inserted in the tissue of the human host, and an agent that promotes calcification of the elastin.

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