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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Robert M. Householder, Loveland, OH (US);
John Kevin Bruce, Burlington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0266 (2013.01); A61B 10/0275 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2010/0208 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02);
Abstract
A cutter actuation assembly for actuating a cutter of a biopsy device includes a cutter sleeve, a receiving member, and a linear actuator. The cutter sleeve is fixedly secured to the cutter of the biopsy device. The receiving member is configured to receive at least a portion of the cutter sleeve. The linear actuator is configured to translate the cutter sleeve. The receiving member is configured to rotate the cutter sleeve as the cutter sleeve is translated relative to the receiving member.