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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Bernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks, Eindhoven, NL;
Waltherus Cornelis Jozef Bierhoff, Veldhoven, NL;
Christian Reich, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A biopsy device is provided having a shaft and a tubular member. The shaft may be movably accommodated within the tubular member and may have a longitudinal axis and a distal end with a bevel. At least two channels are formed within the shaft in a longitudinal direction of the shaft, each channel forming an opening in the bevel surface, wherein an optical fiber is accommodated within each of the channels. Furthermore, a recess for accommodating tissue to be extracted may be formed in the shaft adjacent the distal end of the shaft. The bevel is facing upwardly whereas the recess is facing sidewardly.