Apparatus for subcutaenous placement of an imaging marker
CA 2534722 C · Owner: Field, Steven E. · Inventors: Field, Steven E.; Goosen, Ryan L.; Chesbrough, Richard M.
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A subcutaneous marking apparatus for placement of an imaging marker at a predetermined site in a tissue mass comprises a handle having a front portion and a rear portion a cannula, a stylet slidably received within the cannula a trigger extending from the front portion of the handle and operably engaging the stylet and an imaging marker disposed within a marker recess in a distal end of the cannula. A user can firmly grasp the marking apparatus in one hand and simultaneously actuate the trigger with a finger or a thumb of the same hand to move the stylet and thereby place the imaging marker at the predetermined site.
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- Filed January 31, 2006 and granted December 10, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 31, 2026.
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