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Molded pick for handling biopsy specimens

US5668011A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 5, 1996
Grant dateSep 16, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S436/808
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A molded pick for handling biopsy specimens which includes an elongated shaft having a tapered blunt short barb at one end and a forked device at the opposite end of the shaft, the forked device having a blunt spatula prong as one fork and a sharp tapered point as the other fork.

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