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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Paul Lubock, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Jason H. Safabash, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Martin Shabaz, Lake Forest, CA (US);
John Merritt, San Clemente, CA (US);
Paul Lubock, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Jason H. Safabash, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Martin Shabaz, Lake Forest, CA (US);
John Merritt, San Clemente, CA (US);
SenoRx, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
An intracorporeal marker delivery device includes a delivery tube which has a distal tip, a discharge orifice and an inner bore extending to the discharge orifice. A plug is releasably secured within the inner bore. The plug may itself serve as a marker, and may be the sole marker. Markers may be positioned proximal to the plug, and may be detectable by ultrasound, X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, and other imaging devices, and may include bioactive elements.