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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61M 37/0069 (2013.01); A61N 5/1049 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3925 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3987 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3995 (2016.02);
Abstract
Embodiments include a fiducial deployment system. A fiducial may include dimples to enhance echogenicity and/or to provide for engagement with a delivery cannula or stylet. The needle system may be configured to deliver a plurality of fiducials to a target location in serial fashion, one at a time, when the fiducials are coaxially disposed around a central deployment member that may be embodied as a delivery cannula or stylet. In certain embodiments, echogenic placement of fiducials may present certain advantages. An elongate structure may be included that is configured to distally advance fiducials along the deployment member.