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US 6,685,719 B2Granted
Surgical tattooing apparatus and method
OwnerJames R. Matera, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
Instrumentation and a method for facilitating surgical tattooing in connection with radiation thereby incorporating a novel ink dispensing instrument having sterile tattoo ink. The dispensing instrument is connectable to a surgical tattoo needle to ensure the delivery of sterile ink during each procedure. Subsequent to demarcation, the instrument and needle may be discarded.
Claims15
A method for surgically tattooing a patient for use in conjunction with radiation therapy, comprising the steps of:
- providing a sealed ink dispensing instrument having sterilized tattoo ink therein and defining a port for dispensing said tattoo ink;
- dispensing said tattoo ink from said port of said dispensing instrument;
- directing said tattoo ink with respect to predetermined body tissue of a patient to mark the body tissue to generally correspond to a target location for radiation therapy;
- and
- disposing said dispensing instrument after use on the patient.
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A surgical ink dispensing instrument for facilitating surgical tattooing of a patient, which comprises:
- an ink cartridge defining an internal chamber, said ink cartridge defining a port in communication with said internal chamber and having means for releasably mounting a needle adjacent said port;
- sterile tattoo ink disposed within said ink cartridge;
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- an end cap removably mounted to said ink cartridge about said port to substantially enclose said port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.