DEVICE FOR MAKING A CUT IN A TISSUE AND METHOD OF USING THE DEVICE

DEVICE FOR MAKING A CUT IN A TISSUE AND METHOD OF USING THE DEVICE

The present invention pertains to a device (1) for making a cut in a tissue at a predetermined site, the device comprising an elongated member (2, 20) having a lumen, the member having an opening (11) that connects the exterior of the member to the lumen, wherein the opening is to be positioned over...

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1. Verfasser: PAUL FREDERIK GRÜNDEMAN
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention pertains to a device (1) for making a cut in a tissue at a predetermined site, the device comprising an elongated member (2, 20) having a lumen, the member having an opening (11) that connects the exterior of the member to the lumen, wherein the opening is to be positioned over the tissue at the site, a connector (4) for operatively connecting the lumen to a vacuum pump for reducing the pressure in the lumen in order to draw at least part of the tissue including the site into the member, a gas permeable tissue support (6) located in the lumen adjacent the opening, against which support the at least part of the tissue is drawn under the reduced pressure, and a cutting element (8) located in the elongated member for cutting the tissue drawn into this member at the said site, wherein in the device, the tissue support is movable with respect to the elongated member in a direction transverse to the plane of the opening.