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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:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
May. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marvin O. Andrews, Bloomington, IN (US);
Frank J. Fischer, Jr., Bloomington, IN (US);
John H. Ward, Spencer, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cook Urological Incorporated, Spencer, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 ;
Abstract
A localization device ( ) comprising an outer needle cannula ( ), an optional inner sleeve cannula ( ) and an anchor stylet comprising a plurality of preformed superelastic alloy wires ( ). Once the distal portions ( ) of the wires ( ) are deployed from the ends of the sleeve and needle cannulae, they function as curved barbs ( ) projecting outward to anchor the device into tissue, an organ, or a foreign body. A slidable locking member ( ), such as a pin vise, can be included over the outer needle cannula for securing the localization device against a template.
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