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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
May. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Inventors:
Denise Hallisey, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Mark DeBisschop, Harwinton, CT (US);
Assignee:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0275 (2013.01); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61B 8/481 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0225 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3413 (2013.01);
Abstract
A biopsy needle assembly configured for use with a tissue biopsy device is disclosed. The biopsy needle assembly may be configured to be advanced to a predetermined tissue sample, sever the tissue sample, and extract the tissue sample from a body tissue of a patient. The biopsy needle assembly may be further configured to minimize or eliminate the axial translation of the biopsy needle beyond a targeted location.