Patent ID: 11883246
Assignee: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 2:
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising performing at least one of the following:
(a) performing a biopsy at a site within 5 cm of the target site marked by the tissue marker;
(b) determining the location of the implanted tissue marker in the target tissue at a first time point;
(c) determining the location of the implanted tissue marker in the target tissue at a first time point and a second time point, wherein the second time point is subsequent to the first time point;
(d) examining the tissue at, or within 5 cm of, the implanted tissue marker at a first time point and a second time point, wherein the second time point is subsequent to the first time point; and
(e) removing or treating tissue surrounding the implanted tissue marker.