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US 7,118,586 B1Granted
Forceps for medical use
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorMario I. Paternuosto
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Abstract
Forceps having two-half shells are disclosed. Each half-shell includes a front rim and a base wall and is mounted on a support element in a manner such that the half-shells can adopt a first opened-out configuration and a second closed configuration. The forceps include at least one container element having a cavity for receiving a plurality of biopsy samples. The container element is preferably associated with one of the half-shells.
Claims67
Forceps for medical use, in particular for biopsy, comprising:
- a first and a second half-shell, each having a front rim and a base wall, the first and the second half-shells each being mounted on a support element in a manner such that the first and the second half-shells can adopt a first, open configuration and a second, closed configuration;
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- a container element associated with at least the first half-shell, the container element having a cavity for receiving a plurality of biopsy samples, wherein the container element is received in a hole defined by the base wall of the first half-shell,
- wherein the base wall of the second half-shell includes a central portion raised toward the front rim of the second half-shell.
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Forceps according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the hole communicates with the cavity of the container element associated with the first half-shell.
A biopsy forceps, comprising:
- a support element;
- a first half-shell supported by the support element, the first half-shell having a first front rim and a base wall;
- a second half-shell supported by the support element, the second half-shell having a second front rim, the first and the second half-shells being operatively configured to open and close to take biopsy samples;
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- a container element affixed to the first half-shell, the container element having a first opening to a cavity for receiving the biopsy samples, and a second opening for discharging fluid from the cavity, wherein the container element is received in a hole defined by the base wall of the first half-shell,
- wherein a base wall of the second half-shell includes a central portion raised toward the front rim of the second half-shell.
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Forceps for medical use, in particular for biopsy, comprising:
- a first and a second half-shell, each having a front rim and a base wall, the first and the second half-shells each being mounted on a support element in a manner such that the first and the second half-shells can adopt a first, open configuration and a second, closed configuration, the first and second half-shells being configured so that the front rims come into contact with each other when in the closed configuration;
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- a container element associated with at least the first half-shell, the container element having a cavity for receiving a plurality of biopsy samples,
- wherein the base wall of the second half-shell includes a central portion raised toward the front rim of the second half-shell,
- wherein the base wall of the first half-shell includes a hole in which the container element is received.
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Forceps for medical use, in particular for biopsy, comprising:
- a first and a second half-shell, each having a front rim and a base wall, the first and the second half-shells each being mounted on a support element in a manner such that the first and the second half-shells can adopt a first, open configuration and a second, closed configuration, wherein the first half-shell includes a hole in the base wall configured to pass a biopsy sample;
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- a container element associated with the first half-shell, the container element having an open end for receiving the biopsy sample into a cavity sized to contain a plurality of biopsy samples, the open end corresponding in size to the hole in the base wall of the first half-shell,
- wherein the base wall of the second half-shell includes a central portion raised toward the front rim of the second half-shell.
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Forceps for medical use, in particular for biopsy, comprising:
- a first and a second half-shell, each having a front rim and a base wall, the first and the second half-shells each being mounted on a support element in a manner such that the first and the second half-shells can adopt a first, open configuration and a second, closed configuration;
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- a container element associated with at least the first half-shell, the container element having a cavity for receiving a plurality of biopsy samples, wherein the container element is received in a hole defined by the base wall of the first half-shell,
- wherein the second half-shell is not configured to receive a plurality of biopsy samples.
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A biopsy forceps, comprising:
- a support element;
- a first half-shell supported by the support element, the first half-shell having a first front rim and a base wall;
- a second half-shell supported by the support element, the second half-shell having a second front rim, the first and the second half-shells being operatively configured to open and close to take biopsy samples;
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- a container element affixed to the first half-shell, the container element having a first opening to a cavity for receiving the biopsy samples, and a second opening for discharging fluid from the cavity, wherein the container element is received in a hole defined by the base wall of the first half-shell,
- wherein the second half-shell is not configured to receive a plurality of biopsy samples.
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Forceps for medical use, in particular for biopsy, comprising:
- a first and a second half-shell, each having a front rim and a base wall, the first and the second half-shells each being mounted on a support element in a manner such that the first and the second half-shells can adopt a first, open configuration and a second, closed configuration, the first and second half-shells being configured so that the front rims come into contact with each other when in the closed configuration;
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- a container element associated with at least the first half-shell, the container element having a cavity for receiving a plurality of biopsy samples,
- wherein the second half-shell is not configured to receive a plurality of biopsy samples,
- wherein the base wall of the first half-shell includes a hole in which the container element is received.
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Forceps for medical use, in particular for biopsy, comprising:
- a first and a second half-shell, each having a front rim and a base wall, the first and the second half-shells each being mounted on a support element in a manner such that the first and the second half-shells can adopt a first, open configuration and a second, closed configuration, wherein the first half-shell includes a hole in the base wall configured to pass a biopsy sample;
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- a container element associated with the first half-shell, the container element having an open end for receiving the biopsy sample into a cavity sized to contain a plurality of biopsy samples, the open end corresponding in size to the hole in the base wall of the first half-shell,
- wherein the second half-shell is not configured to receive a plurality of biopsy samples.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.