Licensable university IP
Computer controlled guidance of a biopsy needle
Computer controlled guidance of a biopsy needle is marketed for licensing by University of Florida. It is documented in US patent US 6,546,279. The current assignee of record is University of Florida. Google Patents reports its legal status as “Expired - Lifetime” (an automated indicator, not a legal determination). Its expected expiration is 2021-10-18.
This patent appears to have reached the end of its statutory term, so the invention is in the public domain and may be practised without a licence; there is no longer an exclusive patent right to license.
Patent picture
| Field | Value | Reliability | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| US patent | US 6,546,279 | High | Google Patents |
| Patent title | Computer controlled guidance of a biopsy needle | High | Google Patents |
| Current assignee | University of Florida | Good | Google Patents |
| Original assignee | University of Florida | Good | Google Patents |
| Legal status | Expired - Lifetime | Moderate | Google Patents |
| Filing date | 2001-10-12 | High | Google Patents |
| Priority date | 2001-10-12 | High | Google Patents |
| Publication date | 2003-04-08 | High | Google Patents |
| Expected expiration | 2021-10-18 | Moderate | Google Patents |
- High 90% and up
- Good 80 to 89%
- Moderate 70 to 79%
Legal status is Google Patents' automated indicator, not a legal determination.
Joined to US 6,546,279 by its printed patent number (a deterministic match), then enriched from public Google Patents data. Fields are shown only where resolved against a public source; unresolved fields are omitted, never guessed.
Original listing
This technology is marketed for licensing by University of Florida. View the original listing.