ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,196, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Devicor Medical Products Inc. (Cincinnati).

"Biopsy deployer with automatic plunger retraction" was invented by Ashvani Madan (Mason, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A marker delivery device includes a handle, an elongate cannula, a push rod assembly, and a plunger. The handle includes a first bore disposed within a portion of the handle. The elongate cannula extends distally from the handle along a longitudinal axis. The push rod assembly includes a mating feature. The push rod assembly is disposed within the first bore and extends distally through the cannula. The plunger is disposed within...