EP Patent

EP0466828A1 — Spectral diagnosis of diseased tissue

Assigned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Expires 1992-01-22 · 34y expired

What this patent protects

The invention presented here relates to a method for diagnosing the state of the gastrointestinal tissue, and more particularly, to a method using the induced fluorescence of the laser at the tissue level to detect the presence of diseased tissue in the human body.

USPTO Abstract

The invention presented here relates to a method for diagnosing the state of the gastrointestinal tissue, and more particularly, to a method using the induced fluorescence of the laser at the tissue level to detect the presence of diseased tissue in the human body.

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Patent Metadata

Patent number
EP0466828A1
Jurisdiction
EP
Classification
Expires
1992-01-22
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Source
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