Patent ID: 8320995
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An interstitial marker for the location of one of an organ, tumor and tumor bed within a mammalian body, the marker comprising: a plurality of adjacent rings, each ring of the plurality of adjacent rings being configured as a closed band defining a circular curve and having an inner diameter; a ribbon positioned within the inner diameters of the adjacent rings, each ring of the plurality of adjacent rings and the ribbon comprising a material visible under a common imaging modality; and at least one tip connected to an end of the ribbon; wherein the at least one tip is formed of a material visible under at least one imaging modality; and wherein the at least one tip includes: a first tip having a D-shaped cross-section, the first tip secured to a first end of the ribbon, a second tip having a D-shaped cross-section the second tip secured to a second end of the ribbon, the second end opposing the first end, the first tip and the second tip each having an outer diameter that is greater than the inner diameter of each ring of the plurality of adjacent rings, and the first tip and the second tip being configured to capture the plurality of adjacent rings along the ribbon there between, each ring of the plurality of adjacent rings being configured to translate along a longitudinal axis of the ribbon between the first tip and the second tip.