Patent ID: 11857381
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. An anatomical localization device comprising:
an elongate handle configured for being grasped in a hand of a user proximate to a first end of the elongate handle;
a marker assembly attached to a second end of the elongate handle and being configured for selective actuation for imparting a mark to skin of a subject, the marker assembly comprising plastic composite, such that the marker assembly is radiolucent;
an indicator attached to the marker assembly, the indicator being radiopaque, wherein the indicator is configured for being radiographically visualized, wherein the elongate handle is configured for being manipulated by the user for motivating the marker assembly across an anatomical region of a subject being radiographically visualized for localizing the indicator over an anatomical target, enabling the user for selectively actuating the marker assembly for marking the skin over the anatomical target; and
wherein the marker assembly comprises:
a first tube;
a second tube slidably attached to the first tube, such that an upper limit of the second tube is positioned within the first tube and a lower limit of the second tube is external to the first tube;
a marking pen attached to and positioned substantially within the first tube, the marking pen extending into the second tube; and
a biaser attached to the first tube and operationally engaged to the second tube, such that the second tube is biased to a first position, wherein the second tube extends from the first tube past a tip of the marking pen, wherein the second tube is configured for being pressed against skin over the anatomical target such that the second tube retracts into the first tube and the marking pen imparts a mark to the skin.