Patents by Inventor Jerome D. Fallon

Jerome D. Fallon 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).

  • Apparatus and method for demarcating tumors
    Patent number: 6317624
    Abstract: The invention features an apparatus and method for demarcating the margins of a tumor in a target tissue by exposing the target tissue to radiation of a wavelength that induces fluorescence in tumorous but not in non-tumorous tissue. A decrease in fluorescence indicates the presence of tumor cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Nikiforos Kollias, Jerome D. Fallon, Thomas J. Flotte, Jessica L. Fewkes