Patents Assigned to DFC Medical LLC
  • Tissue marking device and method of use
    Patent number: 11896444
    Abstract: A tissue marking device enables the deployment of a hook to mark a location within a breast. The deployment is performed by inserting a needle in tissue until it arrives at a target location and pressing on the end of a rod that embeds the hook in the tissue. A thread is attached to the hook and is left exposed to facilitate locating the hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: DFC Medical LLC
    Inventors: Linda Henderson, James Robert Henderson
  • Tissue marking device and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 11839517
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are tissue marking devices and methods that enables marking a target tissue more than 24 hours prior to surgery. The tissue marking device includes a hook assembly having a compressed configuration and a deployed configuration and a handle assembly for positioning the hook assembly in a targeted tissue. The hook assembly may include a hook body comprising at least two hooks and a thread connected to the hook body. The handle assembly may include a handle body, a needle having a lumen, and a stylet having a lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: DFC Medical LLC
    Inventors: Christen Springs, James Robert Henderson