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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Spiration, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Madeline C. Graham, Woodinville, WA (US);
Matthew E. Nickeson, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Spiration, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61B 10/0283 (2013.01); A61B 10/04 (2013.01); A61B 2010/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments include catheter assemblies, systems for sampling a targeted region of tissue, and methods of sampling a targeted region of tissue. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, a catheter assembly includes: a catheter defining a lumen therein, a wall of the catheter defining an opening therein at a distal end of the catheter; and a curved flexible needle disposable in the lumen and being extendable from the opening at the distal end of the catheter at an angle that diverges from an axis of the lumen.