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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2010
Richard W. Ducharme, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Vihar C. Surti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Tyler E. Mclawhorn, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Eugene Skelton, Dublin, IE;
Martin J. Bruggeman, Dublin, IE;
Richard W. Ducharme, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Vihar C. Surti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Tyler E. McLawhorn, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Eugene Skelton, Dublin, IE;
Martin J. Bruggeman, Dublin, IE;
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments include a fiducial deployment system with a handle configured for actuation of same. A fiducial may include one or more protuberances configured to engage one or more slots in a needle of the system. The needle may be configured to deliver a plurality of fiducials to a target location in serial fashion, one at a time. In certain embodiments, echogenic placement of fiducials may present certain advantages. The handle may include structures configured for incrementally or otherwise controlledly deploying one or more fiducials by advancing a stylet through and/or retracting the body of a needle in which fiducials are disposed.