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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2022
Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Andrew Paul Nock, Dayton, OH (US);
David C. Mcbreen, West Chester, OH (US);
Justin Rebellino, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A core needle biopsy device includes a needle assembly, a cutter drive assembly, a piercer drive assembly and an actuation mechanism. The needle assembly includes a piercer and a hollow cutter. The piercer includes a sharp distal tip and a notch proximal to the distal tip. The piercer is slidably disposed within the cutter to sever a tissue sample into the notch. The cutter drive assembly is configured to move the cutter. The piercer drive assembly is configured to move the piercer. The piercer drive assembly includes a lead screw configured to move both a portion of the cutter drive assembly and a portion of the piercer drive assembly. The actuation mechanism is configured to engage bot the cutter drive assembly and the piercer drive assembly to initiate firing of the piercer and the cutter sequentially using the cut drive assembly and the piercer drive assembly.