National University of Ireland

Jonathan Bouchier-Hayes

Damien Long

Edmund Brennan

Jimmy Eaton-Evans

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.

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Dublin, Ireland

Jonathan Bouchier-Hayes