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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Waltherus Cornelis Jozef Bierhoff, Veldhoven, NL;
Christian Reich, Eindhoven, NL;
Martinus Bernardus Van Der Mark, Best, NL;
Bernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks, Eindhoven, NL;
Anja Van De Stolpe, Vught, NL;
Stephan Voss, Schwerin, DE;
Axel Winkel, Zapel-Hof, DE;
Marjolein Van Der Voort, Valkenswaard, NL;
Vishnu Vardhan Pully, Eindhoven, NL;
Gerhardus Wilhelmus Lucassen, Eindhoven, NL;
Susanne Dorien Van Den Berg-Dams, Eindhoven, NL;
Jarich Willem Spliethoff, Utrecht, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A biopsy device is provided comprising a tubular member, a hollow shaft and an elongated fiber body. The hollow shaft may have a distal end and a shaft, wherein a laterally (sidewardly) facing notch is formed in the distal portion of the shaft. The elongated fiber body may include at least one optical fiber, preferably at least two optical fibers, with a distal end. The tubular member is movable relative to the shaft, between a first position in which the notch is covered by the tubular member, and a second position in which the notch is not covered by the tubular member. The fiber body is movable within the shaft, between a first position in which the distal end of the optical fiber is located at the distal end of the shaft with the elongated fiber body extending through the notch, and a second position in which the distal end of the at least one optical fiber is located proximally to the notch.