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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2017
National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, IE;
Damien Long, Galway, IE;
Edmund Brennan, Nenagh, IE;
Jimmy Eaton-Evans, Na Forbacha, IE;
Jonathan Bouchier-Hayes, Dublin, IE;
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, Galway, IE;
Abstract
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.