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Skin tissue biopsy device

US9861345B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN · US

Inventors

Ke Cao · Beijing, CN
Grace Xiang Gu · Berkeley, US
Yang Xu · Hamburg, DE
Yuchen Hua · Shanghai, CN
Shorya Awtar · Ann Arbor, US
Joshua Bishop-Moser · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 11, 2013
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 11, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2010/0208
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A tissue biopsy device comprising an inner needle loaded by a first spring and held in place by a first trigger; an outer needle loaded by a second spring and held in place by a second trigger; an outer housing that surrounds the first and the second needles; and a handle attached thereto.

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