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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:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1995
Brian D Bucalo, Pompano, FL (US);
Louis R Bucalo, San Francisco, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A biopsy instrument including a tissue penetrating device including an elongate holder and a cutting member arranged at an end thereof for penetrating tissue and a specimen retaining and retrieval device detachably connected to the holder for receiving and retaining a specimen of tissue cut by the cutting member. The specimen retaining and retrieval device preferably has a handle having a contoured, outer surface substantially corresponding to the shape of a thumb and which is roughened. Also, preferably the tissue penetrating device includes a hand grip section arranged at an end of the holder opposite to the end at which the cutting member is arranged and a middle section arranged between the hand grip section and the cutting member, the middle section being substantially cylindrical and having friction grip enhancing means, i.e., grooves arranged on an outer peripheral surface in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tissue penetrating device.