Tissue marking system and method
AssigneeVector Surgical, LLC
InventorsMichael Phillips, Janet Phillips
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Abstract
A tissue marking system is configured to mark a tissue sample. The tissue marking system includes an actuator portion movable between an actuated position and a non-actuated position and a jaw portion coupled to the actuator portion and movable between an open position and a closed position in response to movement of the actuator portion from the actuated position to the non-actuated position. The jaw portion includes a first tooth and a second tooth configured to engage the tissue sample when the jaw portion moves from the open position to the closed position.
Claims26
A tissue marking system configured to mark a tissue sample, the tissue marking system comprising:
- an actuator portion, said actuator portion movable between an actuated position and a non-actuated position;
- a jaw portion coupled to the actuator portion and movable between an open position and a closed position in response to movement of the actuator portion from the non-actuated position to the actuated position, the jaw portion including a first tooth and a second tooth configured to engage the tissue sample when the jaw portion moves from the open position to the closed position;
- a coupling mechanism on one of said actuator portion and said jaw portion;
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- a radiographic indicator configured to be received by said coupling mechanism, and further configured to rotate within said coupling mechanism relative to said one of said actuator portion and said jaw portion during an imaging procedure.
A tissue marking system configured to mark a tissue sample, the tissue marking system comprising:
- a first clip including a first jaw portion movable between a closed position and an open position, the first jaw portion configured to engage the tissue sample when moved from the open position to the closed position, said first clip including first receiving means thereon;
- a first radiographic indicator configured to be received by said first receiving means and including first indicia that is opaque to radiographic examination, and further configured to rotate within said first receiving means during an imaging procedure;
- a second clip including a second jaw portion movable between a closed position and an open position, the second jaw portion configured to engage the tissue sample when moved from the open position to the closed position, said second clip including second receiving means thereon;
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- a second radiographic indicator configured to be received by said second receiving means and including second indicia that is opaque to radiographic examination and that is different from the first indicia, the second indicator being further configured to rotate within said second receiving means during the imaging procedure;
- wherein the first clip or the second clip or both clips are transparent to radiographic examination.
A method of marking an orientation of a tissue sample, the method comprising:
- providing a tissue sample to be marked, said tissue sample including three tissue surfaces, each of said tissue surfaces marked with three different colors of ink;
- providing at least one clip including a radiopaque marker configured to be coupled thereto, the marker being further configured to rotate within a portion of said at least one clip during an imaging procedure, said clip including a jaw portion;
- positioning the at least one clip adjacent one tissue surface to be additionally marked with said at least one clip;
- actuating said at least one clip to move the jaw portion to a closed position that engages said tissue surface to be marked;
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- rotating said radiopaque marker relative to said at least one clip such that the radiopaque marker remains undisturbed upon compression of the tissue sample.
A tissue marking system configured to mark a tissue sample, the tissue marking system comprising a clip, said clip including:
- an actuator portion including two arms, at least one of said two arms including a coupling mechanism thereon, said actuator portion movable between an actuated position and a non-actuated position;
- an indicator having a tail portion including a ball formed on an end thereof, said ball configured to engage and rotate within said coupling mechanism;
- a jaw portion coupled to the actuator portion and movable between an open position and a closed position in response to movement of the actuator portion from the actuated position to the non-actuated position, the jaw portion including a first tooth and a second tooth configured to engaged the tissue sample when the jaw portion moves from the open position to the closed position, wherein said jaw portion and said actuator portion are transparent to radiographic examination.
A tissue marking system configured to mark a tissue sample, the tissue marking system comprising:
- an actuator portion movable between an actuated position and anon-actuated position;
- at least one indicator including a ball thereon, said ball configured to couple to and rotate within said actuator portion;
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- a jaw portion coupled to the actuator portion and movable between an open position and a closed position in response to movement of the actuator portion from the actuated position to the non-actuated position, wherein the jaw portion and the actuator portion are transparent to radiographic examination, and wherein the indicator is opaque to radiographic examination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.