Tissue specimen isolating and damaging device and method
AssigneeSenoRx, Inc.
InventorsFred H. Burbank, Paul Lubock
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Abstract
A device and method for treatment of a tissue specimen disposed in surrounding tissue includes isolating the tissue specimen from the surrounding tissue by using a separating device to sever and separate the tissue specimen from the surrounding tissue; damaging the isolated tissue specimen with a tissue specimen damaging device; and using an encapsulating device to encapsulate the isolated and damaged tissue specimen, the encapsulating device configured for operation independent from the separating device and the tissue specimen damaging device.
Claims19
A process for operating a tissue collection apparatus having a separating device, a tissue specimen damaging device, and an encapsulating device, for collecting a tissue specimen disposed in surrounding tissue, comprising:
- isolating the tissue specimen from the surrounding tissue by using the separating device to sever and separate the tissue specimen from the surrounding tissue;
- damaging the isolated tissue specimen with the tissue specimen damaging device;
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- using the encapsulating device to encapsulate the isolated and damaged tissue specimen, the encapsulating device configured for operation independent from the separating device and the tissue specimen damaging device.
2-18. (canceled)
A tissue collection apparatus for collecting a tissue specimen, comprising:
- a tissue specimen isolation and damaging mechanism, which includes an elongate shaft;
- a separating device coupled to the elongate shaft and configured to separate the tissue specimen from surrounding tissue;
- and a tissue specimen damaging device coupled to the elongate shaft configured to operate independent from the separating device, and configured to damage the separated tissue specimen;
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- an encapsulating device coupled to the elongate shaft and configured to encapsulate the separated and damaged tissue specimen, the encapsulating device configured to operate independent from the separating device and the tissue specimen damaging device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.