Automated biopsy instruments
US6626850B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2010/0208
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides automated biopsy instruments especially useful for improving minimally invasive medical procedures to obtain soft tissue biopsy samples. The biopsy instruments provide side-by-side actuators which retract a stylet and a cannula in specific sequences. The biopsy instruments may include a single spring or two springs to sequentially fire the stylet and the cannula.
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