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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Randal James Kadykowski, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); B43K 29/00 (2006.01); B43K 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); B43K 27/08 (2006.01); B43K 8/02 (2006.01); A01K 11/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A01K 11/005 (2013.01); A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/04 (2013.01); A61M 37/0076 (2013.01); B43K 8/006 (2013.01); B43K 8/02 (2013.01); B43K 27/08 (2013.01); B43K 29/00 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61B 2090/395 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02); A61M 37/0084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A marking/drying tool applies ink to biological tissue using a single handheld device. A cylindrical body retains a felt tip movable between a retracted position within the body and an extended position outside the body for marking the tissue. A gas source has a manual valve to selectably dispensing a drying gas onto the tissue. In a preferred embodiment, an interlock prevents dispensing of drying gas when the tip is in the extended position and prevents the tip moving to the extended position when the manual valve is dispensing the drying gas.