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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Scott E. M. Frushour, Boulder, CO (US);
Evgeni Kopel, Barkan, IL;
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/062 (2013.01); A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2018/00541 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3958 (2016.02);
Abstract
A localization tool for localizing and marking a nodule of a patient includes a magnetic portion for locating a magnetic fiducial marker disposed in or adjacent the nodule, and an electrocautery element for marking the nodule or tissue adjacent the nodule upon locating the magnetic fiducial marker.