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Device for the controlled excision of tissue from a living body

US5324300A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 25, 1991
Grant dateJun 28, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 25, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2090/062
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device to rapidly and safely excise tissue samples from a living body including a means to prevent lateral movement of the cutting edge as it engages the tissue and a means to control the depth of excision. The device also features an external sheath which is driven into the tissue with the coring shaft and which provides the operator with continued access to the sampling site after removal of the tissue core.

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