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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2002
Applicants:
James W. Vetter, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Scott C. Anderson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jordan S. Tuttle, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Daniel M. Brounstein, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
James W. Vetter, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Scott C. Anderson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jordan S. Tuttle, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Daniel M. Brounstein, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rubicor Medical, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B010/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A needle is used to mark a tissue area of interest. The needle may have one or more indicators which indicate selected angular orientations relative to the needle. The indicators may also be coupled to anchors which are deployed in the tissue to anchor the needle in the tissue. The needle may be positioned to guide an excisional device to remove tissue.