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Core biopsy device

US8568334B2 · kind B2 · utility

13Cited by

80References

22Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Inrad, Inc. · US

Inventors

Steven E. Field · Grand Rapids, US
Stephen F. Peters · Hickory Corners, US
Brian R. Mulder · Rockford, US
Michael Eric Johnson · Diemelstraße, US
Todd Ireland · Coopersville, US
Steve Haeske · Allendale, US
Mark Vander Veen · Hudsonville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 12, 2008
Grant date	Oct 29, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B10/0266
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A core biopsy device comprises a cutting cannula provided at a distal end with a helical excising blade. The cutting cannula can be rotated within a tissue mass so that the helical excising blade can excise a biopsy sample from the surrounding tissue.

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