Packaged systems for implanting markers in a patient and methods for manufacturing and using such systems
First Claim
1. A packaged system for implanting a marker in a patient, comprising:
- a package having a sterile compartment;
an introducer in the sterile compartment, the introducer having a cannula and a stylet configured to be received in the cannula; and
a marker having a casing and a resonating circuit in the casing, the casing being configured to be implanted in a patient, and the resonating circuit comprising a coil configured to wirelessly transmit a target signal in response to a wirelessly transmitted excitation signal, wherein the marker is preloaded in the cannula of the introducer or retained within the sterile compartment outside of the cannula.
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Abstract
Packaged systems for implanting a marker in a patient and methods for manufacturing and using such systems. In one embodiment, a packaged system comprises an introducer having a cannula and a stylet configured to be received in the cannula, a marker in the cannula, and a package having a sterile compartment. The marker can have a casing configured to be implanted in a patient and a resonating circuit in the casing. The resonating circuit can comprise a coil configured to wirelessly transmit a target signal in response to a wirelessly transmitted excitation signal. The introducer is contained within the sterile compartment. In another embodiment, the marker is not loaded in the introducer within the compartment of the package.
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27 Claims
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1. A packaged system for implanting a marker in a patient, comprising:
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a package having a sterile compartment;
an introducer in the sterile compartment, the introducer having a cannula and a stylet configured to be received in the cannula; and
a marker having a casing and a resonating circuit in the casing, the casing being configured to be implanted in a patient, and the resonating circuit comprising a coil configured to wirelessly transmit a target signal in response to a wirelessly transmitted excitation signal, wherein the marker is preloaded in the cannula of the introducer or retained within the sterile compartment outside of the cannula. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A packaged system for implanting markers in a patient, comprising:
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a plurality of introducers including a first introducer having a first cannula and a first stylet configured to be received in the first cannula, and a second introducer having a second cannula and a second stylet configured to be received in the second cannula;
a first marker in the first cannula, the first marker having a first casing configured to be implanted in a patient and a first resonating circuit in the first casing, and the first resonating circuit being configured to be energized by a wirelessly transmitted first excitation signal and produce a wirelessly transmitted first target signal in response to the first excitation signal;
a second marker in the second cannula, the second marker having a second casing configured to be implanted in the patient and a second resonating circuit in the second casing, and the second resonating circuit being configured to be energized by a wirelessly transmitted second excitation signal and produce a wirelessly transmitted second target signal in response to the second excitation signal; and
a package having a sterile compartment, wherein the first and second introducers are contained in the sterile compartment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A packaged system for implanting markers in a patient, comprising:
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an introducer having a cannula and a stylet configured to be received in the cannula;
a plurality of markers in the cannula, the markers including a first marker having a first casing configured to be implanted in a patient and a first resonating circuit in the first casing, the first resonating circuit comprising a first coil configured to wirelessly transmit a first target signal in response to a wirelessly transmitted first excitation signal, and the markers including a second marker having a second casing configured to be implanted in the patient and a second resonating circuit in the second casing, the second resonating circuit comprising a second coil configured to wirelessly transmit a second target signal in response to a wirelessly transmitted second excitation signal;
a spacer in the cannula between the first marker and the second marker; and
a package having a sterile compartment, wherein the introducer is contained in the sterile compartment. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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