Biopsy Marker Delivery Device

An assembly, comprising:

• (a) an outer package;
• (b) a internal package member disposed within the outer package;
• (c) a biopsy marker delivery device releasably held on the internal package member and removable from the internal package member, the biopsy marker delivery device comprising a marker deployer tube having a marker exit;
• and
• (d) an elongate member having an open proximal end and an open distal end, wherein the elongate member is slidably disposed on the marker deployer tube to cover the marker exit.

A method of inserting a biopsy marker delivery device into an access channel, wherein the biopsy marker delivery device comprises a marker deployer tube having a marker exit port, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) removing the biopsy marker delivery device and an elongate member from a package member, wherein the elongate member has an open proximal end and an open distal end, wherein the elongate member is slidable over a distal portion of the marker deployer tube;
• (b) holding the elongate member with respect to an entrance to an access channel;
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• (c) sliding the marker deployer tube distally relative to the elongate member to position the exit port of the marker deployer tube distally beyond the distal end of the elongate member.