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FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY	19-1 NANAKUMA 8-CHOME JONAN-KU FUKUOKA-SHI FUKUOKA 814-0180

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• A61B:DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION

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Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Haraga, Isao	Fukuoka, JP	2	10
Higa, Kazuo	Fukuoka, JP	3	10
Nitahara, Keiichi	Fukuoka, JP	1	1

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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
March 20, 2018	US,9918738,B2   US9918738B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
February 25, 2016	US,20160051279,A1   US20160051279A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

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US Patent No: 9918738

Ultrasound-guided puncture assist device and ultrasound-guided puncture method using the same

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