Patents
US 12564473 B2: Biopsy site marker having movable portions
- Granted
- 2026-03-03
- Filed
- 2023-08-09 application 18231929
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
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Abstract
A biopsy site marker includes a marker element. The marker element includes a base portion and an anchor portion. The anchor portion extends from the base portion. The anchor portion includes a plurality of arms. One or more arms of the plurality of arms is configured to be responsive to heat to transition from a pre-deployment configuration to a post-deployment configuration. Each transitioned arm of the plurality of arms extending outwardly from a longitudinal axis defined by the marker element when in the post-deployment configuration.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 (ipgb20260303.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devicor Medical Products, Inc. 290 patents | US company or organization | Cincinnati, OH | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack A. Randall | Cincinnati, OH | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 | |
| Garrett A. Householder | Cincinnati, OH | 3 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 | |
| Xavier Robin | Karlsruhe, DE | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 | ||
| Steffen Mueller | Gernsbach, DE | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 | ||
| Bernd Vogel | Karlsruhe, DE | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B90/39 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
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