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US 2025/0121101 A1Published application
Methods and devices for preparation of ultrasound contrast agents
AssigneeLantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
InventorsSimon P. Robinson, Carol Walker, David C. Onthank, Joel Lazewatsky, Nhung Tuyet Nguyen
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods and devices for identifying and/or distinguishing UCA formulations and specifically activating such formulations to produce UCA suitable for in vivo use.
Claims12
A method for forming gas-filled microspheres comprising
- activating an ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) formulation to form gas-filled microspheres, using a means that distinguishes an aqueous UCA formulation from a non-aqueous UCA formulation.
A method for forming gas-filled microspheres comprising
- identifying an ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) formulation requiring activation for a pre-determined period of time and/or at a pre-determined shaking rate, using means that distinguishes an aqueous UCA formulation from a non-aqueous UCA formulation, and
- activating the UCA formulation for the pre-determined period of time and/or at the pre-determined shaking rate to form gas-filled microspheres.
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A method for forming gas-filled microspheres comprising
- identifying an ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) formulation requiring activation for a pre-determined period of time and/or at a pre-determined shaking rate, and
- activating the UCA formulation for the pre-determined period of time and/or at the pre-determined shaking rate to form gas-filled microspheres,
- wherein the UCA formulation is identified and activated using a shaking device capable of automatically selecting the pre-determined period of time from at least 2 pre-set periods of time and/or automatically selecting the pre-determined shaking rate from at least 2 pre-set shaking rates, based on the identity of the UCA formulation.
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