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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Senorx, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventor:
John D. Corbitt, Jr., Lake Worth, FL (US);
Assignee:
SenoRx, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/12 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/12 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5408 (2013.01); A61F 2/0059 (2013.01); A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implant for marking an area within a living body includes a matrix material and a marking material. The implant is formable to fit the shape and size of a cavity in the human body. The implant is configured to support tissue surrounding the cavity and to allow in-growth of fibrous tissue into and replace at least a portion of the matrix material.