Biopsy device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9101351-B2
Application number	US-201213651576-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2012
Priority date	Feb 25, 2003
Publication date	Aug 11, 2015
Grant date	Aug 11, 2015

Abstract

A biopsy device having a cannula and a translating and rotating cutter with respect to the cannula is disclosed. The biopsy device may have a programmable memory for use in operating the cutter. The biopsy device may also include a reservoir, and may be functional to provide a flow of pressurized liquid through the cutter.

First claim

We claim:

1. A biopsy device comprising:
(a) a disposable probe comprising:
(i) a cannula extending distally from the biopsy device, and
(ii) a cutter rotatable and translatable with respect to the cannula, wherein the cutter is operable to sever tissue received by the cannula;

(b) a reusable portion, wherein the disposable probe is adapted to be releasably joined to the reusable portion to form a handpiece, wherein the reusable portion comprises:
(i) at least one motor fo…

Assignees

• Devicor Medical Products Inc

Inventors

• Thompson Bennie
• Mccombs Beth
• Hunt John
• Kretcham John
• Hibner John A

Classifications

• A61B10/0266

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B17/32002

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B10/0275 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B2010/0208

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B2017/00398

  Human Necessities · mapped topic