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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
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.
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