Device for tissue removal
US7670338B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1407
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An excisional biopsy method is disclosed. The method can include rotating an arcuate shaped electrode around a tissue specimen, and drawing a sheath around the tissue specimen as the specimen is cut from a tissue mass. In one embodiment, the method includes tunneling to a tissue site with one electrode, and cutting with a second electrode to obtain the tissue specimen.
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