US PATENT SUBCLASS 424 / 9.341
.~.~.~ The region of the imaging agent responsible for binding to an in vivo target or the region of the target responsible for binding to the agent is specifically recited functionally or as a sequence of amino acids, carbohydrate residues, or nucleic acids

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424 /   HD   DRUG, BIO-AFFECTING AND BODY TREATING COMPOSITIONS

9.1  DF  IN VIVO DIAGNOSIS OR IN VIVO TESTING {7}
9.3  DF  .~ Magnetic imaging agent (e.g., NMR, MRI, MRS, etc.) {7}
9.34  DF  .~.~ Polypeptide attached to or complexed with the agent (e.g., protein, antibody, etc.) {1}
9.341.~.~.~ The region of the imaging agent responsible for binding to an in vivo target or the region of the target responsible for binding to the agent is specifically recited functionally or as a sequence of amino acids, carbohydrate residues, or nucleic acids

DEFINITION

Classification: 424/9.341

The region of the imaging agent responsible for binding to an in vivo target or the region of the target responsible for binding to the agent is specifically recited functionally or as a sequence of amino acids, carbohydrate residues, or nucleic acids:

(under subclass 9.34) Subject matter wherein the polypeptide attached to said imaging agent directs delivery of said imaging agent to a specific in vivo target and wherein the specific binding properties of either the in vivo target or the polypeptide are described by a sequence (e.g., a series of amino acids, carbohydrate residues of a glycoprotein, nucleic acids encoding a polypeptide, etc.) or wherein the particular region of binding is described functionally (e.g., a unique region of an imaging agent defined by the fact that it binds a specific region of a target cell, but does not cross react with another region on the target cell etc.).

(1) Note. A mere recitation of a generic type of binding (e.g., "an anti-myosin antibody", etc.) would be proper for subclass 9.34, but a recitation of multiple properties of the binding site would be proper for subclass 9.341.