National University of Ireland

Endowave Ltd.

Jimmy Eaton-Evans

Fergal Murray

Edmund Brennan

Giuseppe Ruvio

Damien Long

Jonathan Bouchier-Hayes

Declan Bergin

Damian Carr

Simon Hogan

A biopsy device (), comprising: a cannula () comprising an elongate cannula body () extending between a cannula distal end () and a cannula proximal end () to define a lumen (), wherein the cannula comprises a cutting portion at the cannula distal end (); a stylet () comprising an elongate body () having a stylet distal end () and a stylet proximal end (), the stylet () being slidably disposed within the lumen (), wherein the stylet () comprises a tissue sampling portion (); and an alignment means () arranged to maintain a preferred alignment between the stylet () and the cannula (), wherein the alignment means () is arranged to align one or more of: i) relative rotation between the stylet distal end and the cannula distal end; ii) relative flexing between the stylet distal end and the cannula distal end; and iii) relative axial translation between the stylet distal end and the cannula distal end.

Biopsy device

Growing community of inventors

Na Forbacha, Ireland

Jimmy Eaton-Evans