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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Inventors:
Robert Bilgor Peliks, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nathan Retzlaff, Kenosha, WI (US);
Assignee:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0275 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/3409 (2013.01);
Abstract
Tools used to acquire a core tissue sample are disclosed. A portion of the tools may be configured to rotate when acquiring the core tissue sample. The tools include a partoff tab to sever the core tissue sample from a lesion and to retain the core tissue sample when the tool is removed from the patient. The tools may further include a light source to illuminate a working field.