Marker or filler forming fluid
First Claim
1. A system for at least partially filling and marking a cavity at a site within a patient'"'"'s breast from which tissue has been removed, comprising:
- a syringe having an elongated body, an inner bore, and a plunger slidably disposed within the inner bore;
a delivery tube having a distal end with a discharge port and a delivery tube bore in fluid communication with the inner bore of the syringe and the discharge port;
a quantity of marker forming fluid within the inner bore of the syringe configured to at least partially fill the cavity at the biopsy site and form therein a porous bioabsorbable body; and
a radiopaque marker attached to an external surface of a portion of the delivery tube;
the radiopaque marker configured to be delivered to the cavity from the distal end of the delivery tube comprising radiopaque metal and configured to remain within the porous bioabsorbable body within the cavity upon the formation thereof.
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Abstract
A system for at least partially filling and marking a cavity at a site within a patient'"'"'s body includes a marker delivery device having a chamber configured to contain a marking substance and having a mechanism configured to expel the marking substance. A quantity of the marking substance is contained within the chamber of the marker delivery device. The marking substance is configured to at least partially fill the cavity and form therein a porous bioabsorbable body. A delivery tube is coupled in fluid communication with the chamber of the marker delivery device. The delivery tube has a distal end with a discharge port through which the marking substance is expelled. A marker is configured to be delivered to the cavity from the distal end of the delivery tube and is configured to remain with the porous bioabsorbable body within the cavity upon the formation thereof.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for at least partially filling and marking a cavity at a site within a patient'"'"'s breast from which tissue has been removed, comprising:
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a syringe having an elongated body, an inner bore, and a plunger slidably disposed within the inner bore; a delivery tube having a distal end with a discharge port and a delivery tube bore in fluid communication with the inner bore of the syringe and the discharge port; a quantity of marker forming fluid within the inner bore of the syringe configured to at least partially fill the cavity at the biopsy site and form therein a porous bioabsorbable body; and a radiopaque marker attached to an external surface of a portion of the delivery tube;
the radiopaque marker configured to be delivered to the cavity from the distal end of the delivery tube comprising radiopaque metal and configured to remain within the porous bioabsorbable body within the cavity upon the formation thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for at least partially filling and marking a cavity at a site within a patient'"'"'s breast from which tissue has been removed, comprising:
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a syringe having an elongated body, an inner bore, and a plunger slidably disposed within the inner bore; a delivery tube having a distal end with a discharge port and a delivery tube bore in fluid communication with the inner bore of the syringe and the discharge port, the syringe and the delivery tube forming a delivery device; a quantity of marker forming fluid within the inner bore of the syringe configured to at least partially fill the cavity at the biopsy site and form therein a porous bioabsorbable body; and a marker element attached to an external surface of the delivery device, the marker element configured to be delivered to the cavity from the delivery tube and configured to accompany the porous bioabsorbable body within the cavity upon the formation of the porous bioabsorbable body. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for at least partially filling and marking a cavity at a site within a patient'"'"'s body from which tissue has been removed, comprising:
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a marker delivery device having a chamber configured to contain a marking substance, the marker delivery device having a mechanism configured to expel the marking substance; a quantity of the marking substance contained within the chamber of the marker delivery device, the marking substance being configured to at least partially fill the cavity at the biopsy site and form therein a porous bioabsorbable body; a delivery tube coupled in fluid communication with the chamber of the marker delivery device, the delivery tube having a distal end with a discharge port through which the marking substance is expelled; and a releasable marker configured to be released from the delivery tube by an action separate from that of the marking substance being expelled, the releasable marker being disposed within the cavity with the porous bioabsorbable body formed in the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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