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

Claim 14:
15. The method of claim 11, 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; and

the step of actuating the marker assembly comprises application of a force to the elongate handle to press the second tube against the skin of the subject, such that the second tube is retracted into the first tube and the tip of the marking pen contacts the skin over the anatomical target.