Biopsy marker delivery system
OwnerSascha Zarins, Steven Kiminventors
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Abstract
A method for marking a biopsy cavity using a delivery device is provided. The delivery device may include a tube having a lumen and a side exit port communicating with the lumen, a rod slideably located in the lumen of the tube, and a tissue marker removably located at the distal end of the tube. The tissue marker may include a bioabsorbable material and a radiopaque marker. The radiopaque marker may be a metal band, a metal wire, or identified with a number, letter, symbol, or combination thereof.
Claims28
A method for marking a biopsy cavity comprising the steps of:
- providing a delivery device comprising:
- a tube having a lumen extending therethrough and a side exit port communicating with the lumen;
- a rod slideably located in the lumen of the tube;
- and
- a tissue marker removably located at the distal end of the tube, wherein the marker comprises a bioabsorbable material and a metal band;
- advancing the delivery device to the biopsy cavity;
- actuating the rod to displace the tissue marker through the side exit port;
- and
- depositing the tissue marker in the biopsy cavity.
A method for marking a biopsy cavity comprising the steps of:
- providing a delivery device comprising:
- a tube having a lumen extending therethrough and a side exit port communicating with the lumen;
- a rod slideably located in the lumen of the tube;
- and
- a tissue marker removably located at the distal end of the tube, wherein the marker comprises a bioabsorbable material and a metal wire;
- advancing the delivery device to the biopsy cavity;
- actuating the rod to displace the tissue marker through the side exit port;
- and
- depositing the tissue marker in the biopsy cavity.
A method for marking a biopsy cavity comprising the steps of:
- providing a delivery device comprising:
- a tube having a lumen extending therethrough and a side exit port communicating with the lumen;
- a rod slideably located in the lumen of the tube;
- and
- a tissue marker removably located at the distal end of the tube, wherein the marker comprises a bioabsorbable material and a radiopaque marker identified with a number, letter, symbol, or combinations thereof;
- advancing the delivery device to the biopsy cavity;
- actuating the rod to displace the tissue marker through the side exit port;
- and
- depositing the tissue marker in the biopsy cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.