Biopsy apparatus and method
January 22, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSurgical instrument for biopsies Automated biopsy device Localizing biopsy apparatus Soft tissue biopsy instrument Biopsy instrument Medical instrument Biopsy needle with completely closable cutting end bore Helical-tipped lesion localization needle device and method of using the same Micro-instrument Automatic biopsy instrument with cutting cannula InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 012106 filed on 01/22/1998US Classes:600/564CuttingExaminersPrimary: Hindenburg, MaxInternational ClassA61B 010/00AbstractA biopsy apparatus for obtaining tissue samples includes a housing, an elongated member slidably and rotatably mounted in the housing and a blade having a stem portion pivotally mounted on the elongated member and moving transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated member between a stowed position and a deployed position. A method of sampling tissue includes the steps of providing the biopsy apparatus, inserting the elongated member into a tissue mass, deploying the blade, severing a tissue sample from the tissue mass by proximally retracting and rotating the elongated member, removing the elongated member from the tissue mass and extracting the tissue sample from a patient. | |
