Patent ID: 8075568
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An improved clip for marking breast tissue of a biopsy site or the site of an aspirated cyst during a radiographic analysis, the clip extending along an axis between a first end and a second end and comprising a metal structure consisting essentially of: a first arc segment having a first end located at the first end of the clip and a second end located at the second end of the clip; a second arc segment having a first end located at the first end of the clip and a second end located at the second end of the clip, the second arc segment being coplanar with the first arc segment; an encasement, which includes or comprises agents adapted to assist in the treatment of tissue, enclosing a portion of the clip, and exposing the first ends of the first and second arc segments upon deployment; and an apex disposed along the clip axis defining where the first and second arc segments adjoin and converge, wherein, after being driven through an exit opening of a delivery tube of a delivery device, the metal structure is configured to engage breast tissue, wherein the metal structure is configured so that