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US 2010/0145363 A1Published application
Biopsy devices and methods
OwnerJames E. Selisinventor
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Abstract
An improved system for mammography analysis and methods of using the same. In one aspect, the present invention provides a biopsy instrument having a side opening that generally coexists or is aligned with a central portion of a cyst, tissue or otherwise for deploying a marking device to the central region of the same. In another aspect, the present invention provides an encasement, adapted to receive a marking clip, for deployment into a tissue region for marking and/or treatment of the same.
Claims7
An improved device for deploying a clip to a biopsy site, comprising:
- a needle having a side opening;
- a tube having a leading portion and a side opening, wherein the forward end of the leading portion is located at a distance of about 8 to 16 mm from the center of the side opening;
- a driver having an end portion located within the tube, the driver being adapted to slide within the tube to a position proximate to the side opening of the tube;
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- a clip located in the tube and axially forward of the driver,
- wherein upon sliding the end portion of the driver to a position proximate of the side opening the clip is deployed precisely to the biopsy site without the need to longitudinally re-position the needle or the tube.
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