Methods and devices for obtaining biopsy samples
AssigneeChest Innovations, Inc.
InventorsSalmaan Hameed, Adolph G. Valdez, Moshe Zilversmit
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Abstract
Methods and devices for obtaining biopsy samples are described. In one embodiment, a capture tube with capture arms slides over a core tube to grasp and/or cut a tissue sample. Forceps with jaws may be used to hold the tissue before the capture tube is used to obtain the tissue sample. In another embodiment, a core tube includes needle channels in which capture needles are advanced to grasp and/or penetrate a tissue sample. In yet another embodiment, a capture tube includes grasping arms which close through slots in a core tube to grasp and/or cut a tissue sample.
Claims10
A biopsy device for obtaining a biopsy sample from a tissue, the biopsy device comprising:
- a core tube including
- a leading section including a leading edge,
- a slotted section proximal to the leading section, the slotted section including a longitudinal slot defined by a wall of the core tube, and
- a core tube cooling section proximal to the slotted section, the core tube cooling section including a plurality of core tube cooling holes defined by the wall of the core tube;
- and
- a capture tube slidably and rotatably coupled concentrically around the core tube, the capture tube including
- a distal section,
- a capture section proximal to the distal section, the capture section including a longitudinal capture arm defined by a wall of the capture tube, the capture arm being biased inward, wherein the capture arm cannot move inward when not aligned with the slot in the core tube, and wherein the capture arm can move inward when aligned with the slot in the core tube, and
- a capture tube cooling section proximal to the capture section, the capture tube cooling section including a plurality of capture tube cooling holes defined by in the wall of the capture tube, wherein the core tube cooling holes are capable of being aligned with the capture tube cooling holes.
A method, including steps of
- providing a biopsy device including a core tube including a slot and a capture tube including a capture arm;
- advancing the core tube into the tissue by using a leading edge on a distal end of the cors tube and partially filling the core tube with the tissue;
- grasping the tissue with the capture arm by aligning the slot with the capture arm to allow the capture arm to move inward;
- removing the sample by withdrawing the core tube and the capture tube;
- and
- allowing heat and steam to escape through a plurality of cooling holes formed in the core tube and capture tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.