Patent ID: 9072542
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A handle for a fiducial deployment system comprising: a first handle member attached to an elongate outer sheath, the outer sheath including a sheath lumen longitudinally disposed therethrough; a second handle member disposed longitudinally slidably along the first handle member, the second handle member attached to an elongate needle disposed longitudinally slidably through the sheath lumen, wherein the needle includes a needle lumen disposed longitudinally therethrough; a stylet disposed longitudinally slidably through the needle lumen; a plurality of at least three separate and independent fiducials disposed in the needle lumen, where each of the fiducials includes a predetermined fiducial body length between end termini of the fiducial; and an advancement mechanism attached to a proximal portion of the second handle and to the stylet in a manner configured for effecting longitudinal movement of one of the stylet and the needle relative to the other of the stylet and the needle by predetermined increments, where the predetermined increments are the same distance as the predetermined fiducial body lengths.