Biopsy device with variable speed cutter advance
CA 2877504 C · Owner: Devicor Medical Products, Inc. · Inventors: Mccombs, Elizabeth; Hunt, John V.; Hibner, John A.
Overview
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A biopsy device (20) having a translating and rotating cutter (104) disposed within an outer cannula (80) is disclosed. The translational speed of the cutter (104) is varied using a variable pitch member (142). The variable pitch member (142) can include a shaft having a relatively coarse threaded portion (146) for rapid cutter advance and a relatively finer threaded portion (148) for cutter advance during tissue severing.
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- Filed February 24, 2004 and granted July 25, 2017. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 24, 2024.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by February 24, 2026.
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