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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:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2018
Applicant:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0283 (2013.01); A61B 10/0096 (2013.01); A61B 10/0275 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A biopsy apparatus includes a biopsy needle, a sample manifold, and a sample container. The sample manifold is coupled to the biopsy needle. The sample manifold has a receptacle and an insertion axis. The sample receptacle has an interior side wall and a mounting pin that projects inwardly from the interior side wall toward the insertion axis. The sample container is configured for insertion into the receptacle. The sample container includes a cap portion, a basket portion, and a hinge, wherein the cap portion is joined to the basket portion by the hinge.