Fork assembly for a surgical biopsy device

Details Fork assembly for a surgical biopsy device Fork assembly for a surgical biopsy device

2006-06-13

2006-06-13

Hindenburg, Max F. (Department: 3736)

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Sampling nonliquid body material

Reexamination Certificate

active

07060039

ABSTRACT:
The present application describes a an image-guided, vacuum assisted, percutaneous, coring, breast biopsy instrument which may be conveniently mounted to an x-ray machine, and incorporate into it a firing fork that is easy to remove and includes a means of maintaining the firing fork perpendicular to the base when the biopsy probe is fired into the patient. It would further be advantageous to design an image-guided, vacuum assisted, percutaneous, coring, breast biopsy instrument which may be conveniently mounted to an x-ray machine which would incorporate a firing fork with a means to maintain the firing fork perpendicular to the base when the biopsy probe is fired into the patient that is easy to remove without the use of special tools.

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The Best Choice in Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy (MIB); Copy 1998 A Division of United States Surgical Corporation, Printed in USA. 558452 PP 7.5M 6.98.

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