Surgical biopsy device having automatic rotation of the probe for taking multiple samples
CA 2382284 C · Owner: Kretchman, John A. · Inventors: Stephens, Randy R.; Ladd, Douglas N.; Hileman, Mark D.
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In accordance with the present invention there is provided a biopsy device and method for the collection of at least one tissue sample from a surgical patient. The device includes a frame and an elongated piercing element attached to the distal end of the frame. The piercing element has distal end a proximal end and a lumen extending at least partially therethrough. The piercing element has a sharpened member at its distal end for piercing tissue and a port proximal thereto which exposes the lumen. The device further includes an elongated cutter and tissue remover disposed coaxially and slidably within the lumen of the piercing element for harvesting a tissue mass disposed within the port …
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- Filed April 18, 2002 and granted April 12, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 18, 2022.
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