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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172771 | Tissue collection system A tissue sample collection device and method are described and disclosed. The tissue sample collection device has a filter that is removably disposed within a sleeve. The filter has an open proximal end and an internal passageway that is in fluid communication with ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172770 | System and method for minimally invasive disease therapy A system for treating a lesion site of a patient is disclosed. The system includes a cannula having a lumen, a conduit in communication with said lumen, an introducer stylet removably disposed within said cannula, a resecting device selectively insertable within sai... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172772 | Specimen retrieval device A surgical instrument can be used to capture and retrieve tissue, or other specimens, from within the body of a patient through a single trocar port. The surgical instrument can include a grasper, wherein the grasper can be configured to capture a specimen, and a sp... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167814 | Biopsy targeting cube with malleable members A biopsy system comprises a control module, a localization assembly, a biopsy device, and a targeting cube. The biopsy device comprises a probe and other components, which selectively couple with a targeting cube that is configured to selectively couple with a grid ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162848 | MRI biopsy targeting cube with eccentric lock A biopsy system comprises a control module, a localization assembly, a biopsy device, and a targeting cube. A probe and/or other associated components of the biopsy device are configured to selectively couple with the targeting cube, which is configured to selective... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162847 | MRI biopsy targeting cube with snap corners A biopsy system comprises a control module, a localization assembly, a biopsy device, and a targeting cube. The biopsy device and/or other associated components are configured to selectively couple with a targeting cube that selectively couples with a grid plate hav... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163252 | Kit for taking biopsies, autopsies, excisions, and resections and methods thereof The present invention relates to a kit for taking biopsies, resections, excisions, and/or autopsies. Moreover, the present invention relates to methods of taking biopsies resections, excisions, and/or autopsies using the kit of the present invention. The kits and me... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162849 | MRI biopsy targeting cube with gripping arms A biopsy system comprises a control module, a localization assembly, a biopsy device, and a targeting cube. The biopsy device and/or other associated components are configured to selectively couple with a targeting cube that selectively couples with a grid plate hav... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152736 | Device for contact molecular sampling A device (6) to sample molecules of biological interest is described. The device (6) includes capture zones (10) whose developed surface area is much greater than the surface so that sampling by contact allows a sufficient quantity of molecules ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147423 | Tissue-characterization system and method A measurement system and method are provided for use in characterizing a tissue. The system comprises a probe adapted for operating in either a scan mode or a measure mode, and a control unit for operating the probe. The probe comprises a sensing module for measurin... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8137287 | Biopsy device Medical instruments and methods of using medical instruments are claimed. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8123697 | Method and apparatus for MR-guided biopsy An MR-guided biopsy, for example, prostate biopsy, is performed by a mechanical tool for stabilizing the patient in prone position and for guiding the biopsy needle into defined targeted lesions in the prostate gland. The patient can lay prone in the MRI. The appara... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118754 | Magnetic needle biopsy An apparatus and method for performing biopsies in-vivo using magnetically labeled nanoparticles is disclosed. One embodiment of the apparatus is called a magnetic needle. When used in a biopsy, one embodiment of the present invention collects diseased cells in-vivo... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118753 | Barb-wired micro needle made of single crystalline silicon and biopsy method and medicine injecting method using the same Disclosed are a barb-wired single crystalline silicon micro needle and a biopsy method and a medicine injecting method using the same. The micro needle comprises a main body part, at least one extension part formed on a side surface of the main body part, and a prot... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8096955 | Specimen collection system A specimen collection system for collecting urine and fecal samples for a person so that the urine and fecal samples can be tested includes a dish being positionable under a pelvis of a person to receive excretions from the person. The dish includes a bottom wall an... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088079 | Polyp trap A polyp trap for use in collecting tissue samples. The device includes a collection container and a removable tray. The collection container has an inlet port, a sidewall aperture, and an exit port. The removable tray has a first end and a second end. The tray is si... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8052613 | Spinal nucleus extraction tool Disclosed are surgical tools, tool sets and methods for percutaneously accessing and preparing treatment sites within the spine for subsequent treatment procedures. The treatment site may be an inter-vertebral motion segments in the lumbar and sacral regions of the ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8016771 | Minimally invasive removal device with breakaway sheath A tissue removal device is disclosed which includes an elongate shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the elongate shaft defines a longitudinal axis, a bag support defining an opening, the bag support being collapsible and expandable to open and clos... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012100 | Fluid pressure-actuated medical device An apparatus and method are described for actuating a minimally invasive medical device using fluid pressure. The invention involves a medical device that includes a fluid source, such as a compressible bladder that may apply positive fluid pressure into a sheath to... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7993282 | Tagging and retrieval of DNA from casualties The present invention provides an apparatus and method for collecting a sample (such as, but not limited to, a tissue sample) from a body, such as the body of a casualty, while simultaneously tagging the body with an identifier. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981380 | Sample cup with thin-film detachment mechanism A cup assembly for holding a sample to be analyzed spectrochemically, including a sample cell having a generally cylindrical wall longitudinally extending between a first end and a second end thereof and a sleeve having a generally cylindrical wall longitudinally ex... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7963928 | Automated biopsy and delivery device An automated device for obtaining a tissue biopsy and delivering material to provide hemostatis, therapeutic agents or marker material is described. The device has an outer casing, a power source, a drive mechanism, an application chamber through which the biopsy me... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7946998 | Marking biopsy sites A needle biopsy system for marking a sampling site is described. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942829 | Biopsy planning and display apparatus Systems are provided for managing, planning and displaying the location of biopsy core sites across multiple same-patient visits or other stored biopsy plans to increase the confidence and accuracy of biopsy results. The systems may allow the operator to fuse multip... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7914462 | Methods for processing cell block A system for making cell blocks includes a cell block cassette and processing station, the cassette including a main body having a having a collection aperture formed therein and a filter assembly removably attached to the main body, the filter assembly defining a c... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914461 | Bone-marrow extraction and/or injection device and a system including such a device A bone-marrow extraction and/or injection device (1) comprising a grip zone (2), and a needle (10) presenting at least one side orifice (15), a protective sleeve (20) surrounding at least part of said needle (10) being mount... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905841 | Cytology device and related methods of use Embodiments of the invention include a method of obtaining tissue from a body portion. The method includes providing a wire matrix with a covering in a collapsed configuration, advancing the wire matrix through a body lumen to the body portion, expanding the wire ma... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905842 | Apparatus and method for excising tissue and bandaging the resulting wound An apparatus (10) and method for excising tissue (208) and closing a wound (156) that results from excision of the tissue (208) is provided. The apparatus (10) includes structure (14) defining an aperture (34) into wh... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7854705 | Ex vivo verification of biopsy tissue samples An instrument for verification of presence of image enhancing, contrasting agent in a biopsy sample which was obtained by imaging the lesion area with an imaging modality which is sensitive to the contrasting agent. In one embodiment of the invention, an optical spe... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7837630 | Fluid control element for biopsy apparatus A fluid control element having a flexible member that is adapted for selective deformation when an element inserted therein. The flexible member includes at least one incision or opening that defines at least one cusp that selectively opens when the element is inser... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7828744 | Method and assembly for breast immobilization A device, method, and system are provided for immobilizing and stabilizing a breast in preparation for tumor ablation or biopsy while the patient is lying supine. The breast is lifted away from the chest wall of the patient, so that the tissue abnormality to be trea... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7794408 | Tissue collection device and methods A biological tissue collection device is provided having a housing with a fluid-retaining inner chamber adapted to retain a bioimplantable, fluid permeable tissue scaffold. The scaffold is preferably retained in the housing in such a way that the scaffold separates ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7744543 | Guide block for biopsy or surgical devices One embodiment having features of the invention is directed to a guide block for an MRI device which has a block body with a proximal face, a distal face, and four parallel passageways extending between the two faces. The first passageway is centrally disposed, the ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740593 | Guide block for biopsy or surgical devices One embodiment having features of the invention is directed to a guide block for an MRI device which has a block body with a proximal face, a distal face, and four parallel passageways extending between the two faces. The first passageway is centrally disposed, the ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7727163 | Methods and apparatus for hollow body structure resection A body structure is manipulated by first introducing a bulking material, such as a length of material, into an interior of the body structure in either open or laparoscopic surgical procedures. After the bulking material is introduced, an exterior region of the body... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7648465 | Method of testing a surgical system A method for direct indication of the IOP level without requiring an additional pressure transducer being introduced into the irrigation path. The method of the present invention estimates resistance ratio for a particular setup, and thus does not assume a typical v... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7641620 | Rotatable sampling apparatus A sampling apparatus for taking a sample from the body of a patient is easily rotatable while the sample is being taken. This allows the physician to aspirate or draw the sample, rotating the sampling apparatus while holding stationary a syringe or other container f... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7637872 | Bone marrow aspiration and biomaterial mixing system Devices and methods for bone marrow aspiration, storage, and the combining of harvested marrow with biomaterials, therapeutic agents or medical devices are provided for the treatment or assessment on a variety of diseases or injuries. In a preferred embodiment, the ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7625397 | Methods for defining and marking tissue In order to later identify the location of a biopsy or surgery, various means and methods for permanently and non-surgically marking selected tissue in the human body are used. Later visualization of the markers is readily accomplished using state-of-the-art imaging... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7494472 | Ductal lavage catheter having an off-axis tip A ductal access device is provided for accessing a breast duct and collecting biological material from within the duct. The access device may include an elongated member having an outer diameter sized for positioning within the breast duct and an internal lumen for ... | 02/24/2009 |
