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Biopsy device

US7311673B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 24, 2003
Grant dateDec 25, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/3488
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A biopsy device comprises a biopsy instrument, suitable for collecting at least one tissue sample from a body lumen, such as a mammary duct, and a cutter introducer sized for receiving the biopsy instrument and introducing the biopsy instrument into a mammary duct to retrieve a tissue sample therefrom.

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