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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2019
Applicant:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Timothy J. Coonahan, Sterling, MA (US);
Stanley O. Thompson, New Boston, NH (US);
Jon Taylor, Groton, MA (US);
Assignee:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0283 (2013.01); A61B 10/0275 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0208 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0225 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3904 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3987 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3991 (2016.02);
Abstract
A marker system includes a biopsy apparatus having a cannula and a stylet. The cannula has a distal end, the stylet has a distal stylet tip, and the stylet is received in the cannula. A tissue marker is coupled to the distal stylet tip. The tissue marker is configured to be contacted by the distal end of the cannula. The tissue marker is detached from the stylet distal tip by either of a proximal movement of the stylet relative to the cannula or a distal movement of the cannula relative to the stylet.