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US 7,001,342 B2Granted
Biopsy/access tool with integrated biopsy device and access cannula and use thereof
AssigneeMovdice Holding, Inc.
InventorTom Faciszewski
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Abstract
Method of use for a biopsy/access tool, comprising an integrated biopsy device and access cannula. In this method, the biopsy device is internally guided to a remote anatomical site, and the access cannula is adapted to be guided to the same remote anatomical body site by the biopsy device.
Claims6
A method for obtaining a biopsy specimen and accessing a remote anatomical site, comprising the steps of:
- a. placing a biopsy device at an anatomical site;
- b. advancing a cannula over the biopsy device;
- c. securing the biopsy specimen;
- and
- d. withdrawing the biopsy device containing the biopsy specimen from the remote anatomical site, thereby providing access through the cannula to the remote anatomical site.
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