Biopsy device
US7311673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 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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