Bipolar biopsy device utilizing a rotatable, single-hinged moving element
CA 2085403 A1 · Owner: Everest Medical Corporation · Inventors: Parins, David J.
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A bipolar biopsy device for removing tissue samples for biopsy purposes or other purposes. The bipolar biopsy device has an elongated flexible end and a lumen extending therebetween. A cutting head is mounted on the distal end and has a hollow fixed member containing an electrode having an electrical surface thereon and a hollow cup-shaped moveable relative to the fixed member. The electrode surfaces are electrically connected to an outside voltage source. A handle is affixed to the proximal end and a core wire is affixed to the handle which extends through the lumen and is affixed to the movable hollow cup-shaped member. The core wire manipulated by way of the handle facilitates the …
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- Filed December 15, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 15, 2012.
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