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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2004
Applicants:
Steven E. Field, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Brian R. Mulder, Rockford, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven E. Field, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Brian R. Mulder, Rockford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A localizing wire comprises an anchor portion that can change shape from a collapsed shape to an expanded shape and thereby anchor within a tissue mass. The localizing wire has an exterior portion that can lie flat against the tissue mass. The localizing wire can be repositioned or withdrawn without the need for the reinsertion of an introducer.