Patents by Inventor Adam V. Ratner

Adam V. Ratner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device construction and method facilitating magnetic resonance imaging of foreign objects in a body
    Patent number: 5154179
    Abstract: Device construction facilitating the visibility of a device when inserted into a body being subjected to magnetic resonance imaging having a member adapted to be inserted into the body. The member carries material exhibiting a characteristic under magnetic resonance imaging which differs substantially from that of the body so that the visibility of the member under magnetic resonance imaging is substantially enhanced.Method for imaging foreign objects in a body having tissue by the use of magnetic resonance imaging and x-ray imaging. The method comprises the steps of causing the foreign object to carry at least one material causing the foreign object to exhibit a characteristic under magnetic resonance imaging which differs from the characteristic of the tissue of the body to enhance the visibility of the foreign object when positioned in the body and also to exhibit a characteristic under x-ray imaging. The foreign object is inserted into the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: Medical Magnetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Adam V. Ratner
  • Device construction and method facilitating magnetic resonance imaging of foreign objects in a body
    Patent number: 4989608
    Abstract: Device construction facilitating the visibility of a device when inserted into a body being subjected to magnetic resonance imaging having a member adapted to be inserted into the body. The member carries material exhibiting a characteristic under magnetic resonance imaging which differs substantially from that of the body so that the visibility of the member under magnetic resonance imaging is substantially enhanced.Method for imaging foreign objects in a body having tissue by the use of magnetic resonance imaging and x-ray imaging. The method comprises the steps of causing the foreign object to carry at least one material causing the foreign object to exhibit a characteristic under magnetic resonance imaging which differs from the characteristic of the tissue of the body to enhance the visibility of the foreign object when positioned in the body and also to exhibit a characteristic under x-ray imaging. The foreign object is inserted into the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Inventor: Adam V. Ratner