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Biopsy/cytology device for sampling cells or tissue in mammals

US12082790B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

LUCKY LOOP MEDICAL AB · SE

Inventors

Niclas Roxhed · Bromma, SE
Filipe MARQUES · Stockholm, SE
Wouter Van Der Wijngaart · Sollentuna, SE
Francisco BALDAQUE SILVA · Stockholm, SE
Urban ARNELO · Huddinge, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2022
Grant date	Sep 10, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/3925
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for detaching cells or tissue from a cavity in a subject, the device includes: an elongated member arranged to be moved within a lumen of a needle or a catheter; and at least one flexible member arranged at a distal end of the elongated member, wherein the flexible member is configured to be brought between a first, constrained configuration within the lumen of the needle or catheter, and a second, expanded configuration outside said lumen, wherein the flexible member in the second, expanded configuration is configured to conform to an inner geometry of a cavity in which the device is inserted.

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