Transmission assembly for a surgical biopsy device
US6656133B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00398
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an improved cable driven surgical biopsy device wherein a transmission assembly is disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The transmission assembly being adapted to convert rotational motion of a cable entering the biopsy device of a substantially right angle into rotational energy to drive the axial cutter in the biopsy device.
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