Pneumatically actuated tissue sampling device
US6273861A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00973
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A novel instrument for automatic sampling or removal of tissue percutaneously from a patient. In a disclosed embodiment the instrument comprises a housing, a means for excising tissue from a target site within a patient's body extending from the housing, a means for impelling the excising means into a target tissue site in response to an impelling force, and a rotatable handle.
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