System and method for fiducial deployment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9072542
APP PUB NO 20110152611A1
SERIAL NO

12964062

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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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COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC750 N DANIELS WAY BLOOMINGTON IN 47404

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Bruggeman, Martin J Dublin, IE 1 17
Ducharme, Richard W Winston-Salem, US 55 1511
McLawhorn, Tyler E Winston-Salem, US 33 744
Skelton, Eugene Dublin, IE 20 174
Surti, Vihar C Winston-Salem, US 130 3933

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