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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
May. 21, 2020
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Lauro V. Ojeda, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeffrey M. Sundstrom, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Justin T. Holmer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Alan Cruz, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Minghui Huang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Anant Bhamri, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hakan Demirci, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas Gardner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Russ Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Peter Nguyen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Abstract
A device comprising a syringe comprising a plunger and a barrel having a longitudinal axis and a sample collection volume. The device further comprises a needle hub including an attachment device for connection with the syringe, and a syringe support connected to the needle hub. A needle is connected to the needle hub, the needle having a lumen. An internal needle is at least partially positioned within the lumen of the needle. The device further includes a motor that rotationally moves the internal needle within the needle. The needle has a first opening formed in a side of the needle, and the internal needle has a second opening formed in a side of the internal needle; and wherein material is allowed to enter when the second opening is aligned with the first opening, and wherein the material is cut when the second opening rotates past the first opening.