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US 2022/0054112 A9Published application
Tissue removal device and method of use
AssigneeMerit Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorRobert Bilgor PELIKS
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Abstract
A biopsy device for acquiring a tissue sample is disclosed. The biopsy device comprises a tissue-engaging outer element, a handle and a trocar. Multiple tissue samples may be collected.
Claims16
A tool for acquiring a tissue comprising:
- a cutter tube for receiving the tissue;
- a partoff mechanism at least partially inside of the cutter tube;
- a trocar slidably positioned inside of the cutter tube;
- a handle having a tubular longitudinal axis, wherein the handle is longitudinally fixed to the cutter tube;
- wherein the trocar has a first trocar position and a second trocar position, wherein in the first trocar position the trocar is in a distal-most position in the cutter tube, and wherein in the second trocar position, the trocar is proximal to the first trocar position, and the tissue is in the cutter tube, and the tissue is in contact with a distal terminal end of the trocar, and wherein the proximal end of the trocar extends into the handle, and wherein the proximal end of the trocar is distal to the proximal terminal end of the handle.
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A method for acquiring tissue comprising:
- receiving the tissue in the distal end of a cutter tube, wherein a trocar is slidably positioned in the cutter tube, and wherein receiving the tissue comprises pressing the tissue against the distal end of the trocar, and wherein the pressing comprises sliding the trocar proximally.
A tool for acquiring a tissue comprising:
- a cutter tube for receiving the tissue;
- and;
- an indicator configured to indicate the amount of tissue in the cutter tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.