BIOPSY DEVICE HAVING SPECIMEN LENGTH ADJUSTMENT

A biopsy device having a sample size control assembly for selecting the specimen size to be collected. The sample size control assembly includes a rotatable nose on the biopsy device for actuating the operation of the sample size control assembly. A needle assembly of the biopsy device can extend th...

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Main Authors GOOSEN RYAN, BACON CHAD J, FIELD STEVEN E, BRAY, II MICHAEL O
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.08.2012
Subjects
COMBINED OPERATIONS
DIAGNOSIS
GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MACHINE TOOLS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
OTHER WORKING OF METAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SURGERY
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
TRANSPORTING
UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
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Summary:A biopsy device having a sample size control assembly for selecting the specimen size to be collected. The sample size control assembly includes a rotatable nose on the biopsy device for actuating the operation of the sample size control assembly. A needle assembly of the biopsy device can extend through the rotatable nose. Also disclosed is a method for making a biopsy device, including coupling a tip protector to a sample size control assembly.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213461252