Methods and devices for cutting and collecting soft tissue
US7122011B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices and methods for collecting or cutting and collecting a specimen from a mass of tissue within a patient. The device may include a specimen collection assembly including a flexible membrane that isolates collected specimen from the surrounding tissue. The collection device may also include structures that draw the collected specimen toward the shaft and/or otherwise ease the insertion and retraction of the device and the collected specimen from the patient through a small incision.
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