Marker delivery device for tissue marker placement

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10258428
APP PUB NO 20140194892A1
SERIAL NO

14202842

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A marker delivery device is configured for deploying a tissue marker. The marker delivery device includes a handle having a chamber, and a cannula. According to one aspect, the cannula has a flexible portion formed by a slot arrangement having of a plurality of spaced-apart substantially parallel peripheral slots extending through the side wall of the cannula to the lumen. A marker introducer rod is movably disposed in the lumen of the cannula for deploying the mark, and has a flexible region that corresponds to the flexible portion of the cannula. According to another aspect, a retraction mechanism is mounted to the handle and is configured to facilitate a complete retraction of both the cannula and the marker introducer rod into the chamber of the housing of the handle upon an actuation of the retraction mechanism.

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  • C. R. BARD, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ranpura, Himanshu Stevenson Ranch, US 8 47
Van, Liere Chad C Phoenix, US 13 76

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