Apparatus for holding and driving a surgical cutting device using stereotactic mammography guidance
US5830219A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B90/36
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for holding and driving a rotary cutting surgical instrument with a needle guiding stage of a stereotactic mammography biopsy system is disclosed. The system includes a rotary cutting surgical instrument having a housing with a mechanism for securing the housing to a needle guiding stage of the stereotactic mammography biopsy system. The apparatus further includes a position encoder and controller for determining the resistance experienced by the rotary cutting instrument and for controlling the rotation of the instrument in response to the resistance.
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