The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2023
Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jack A. Randall, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Garrett A. Householder, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Xavier Robin, Karlsruhe, DE;
Steffen Mueller, Gernsbach, DE;
Bernd Vogel, Karlsruhe, DE;
Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A biopsy site marker includes a marker element. The marker element includes a base portion and an anchor portion. The anchor portion extends from the base portion. The anchor portion includes a plurality of arms. One or more arms of the plurality of arms is configured to be responsive to heat to transition from a pre-deployment configuration to a post-deployment configuration. Each transitioned arm of the plurality of arms extending outwardly from a longitudinal axis defined by the marker element when in the post-deployment configuration.