Patent ID: 8301227
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A tissue marking system configured to mark a tissue sample, the tissue marking system comprising: an actuator portion, said actuator portion movable between an actuated position and a non-actuated position; a jaw portion coupled to the actuator portion and movable between an open position and a closed position in response to movement of the actuator portion from the non-actuated position to the actuated position, the jaw portion including a first tooth and a second tooth configured to engage the tissue sample when the jaw portion moves from the open position to the closed position; a coupling mechanism on one of said actuator portion and said jaw portion; and a radiographic indicator configured to be received by said coupling mechanism, and further configured to rotate within said coupling mechanism relative to said one of said actuator portion and said jaw portion during an imaging procedure.