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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:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Myles S Kobren, Plainview, NY (US);
Staci L Kobren, Woodbury, NY (US);
Joseph C Segren, Manhasset, NY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600564 ; 600567 ;
Abstract
A cervical biopsy device utilizes a biopsy needle having a magnifying lens which may be mounted directly on a cutting sheath. The magnifying lens also acts as a barrier to prevent excessive penetration into the tissue. The components of the biopsy needle, which include a stylet, the cutting sheath and the magnifying lens may be constructed as a single, disposable unit. In a method of using the biopsy device of the invention, the magnifying lens is used to observe the initial insertion of the stylet and sheath into tissue as well as the cutting and removal of the tissue.