DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING BIOPSY SAMPLES

A tissue biopsy device includes an inner drive assembly, an outer tube, and an inner cutting member extending through the outer tube. The inner drive assembly is coupled to both the outer tube and the inner cutting member and is configured to receive a rotational input. In response to receiving the...

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Hauptverfasser: Leibowitz, Dalia P, Wood, Timothy J, Begg, Nikolai D, Pickering, Chad A, Bolognese, Andrew P
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A tissue biopsy device includes an inner drive assembly, an outer tube, and an inner cutting member extending through the outer tube. The inner drive assembly is coupled to both the outer tube and the inner cutting member and is configured to receive a rotational input. In response to receiving the rotational input, the inner drive assembly is configured to alternatingly distally translate the outer tube and the inner cutting member.