Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Sampling nonliquid body material
Patent
1995-09-12
1999-01-12
Hindenburg, Max
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Sampling nonliquid body material
600581, A61B 1000
Patent
active
058579818
ABSTRACT:
A biopsy instrument including a tissue penetrating device including an elongate holder and a cutting member arranged at an end thereof for penetrating tissue and a specimen retaining and retrieval device detachably connected to the holder for receiving and retaining a specimen of tissue cut by the cutting member. The specimen retaining and retrieval device preferably has a handle having a contoured, outer surface substantially corresponding to the shape of a thumb and which is roughened. Also, preferably the tissue penetrating device includes a hand grip section arranged at an end of the holder opposite to the end at which the cutting member is arranged and a middle section arranged between the hand grip section and the cutting member, the middle section being substantially cylindrical and having friction grip enhancing means, i.e., grooves arranged on an outer peripheral surface in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tissue penetrating device.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2839049 (1958-06-01), MacLean
patent: 4785826 (1988-11-01), Ward
patent: 5148813 (1992-09-01), Bucalo
patent: 5267572 (1993-12-01), Bucalo
patent: 5423330 (1995-06-01), Lee
Bucalo Brian D.
Bucalo Louis R.
Hindenburg Max
Wingood Pamela L.
LandOfFree
Biopsy instrument with tissue specimen retaining and retrieval d does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Biopsy instrument with tissue specimen retaining and retrieval d, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Biopsy instrument with tissue specimen retaining and retrieval d will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1509334