logo

For the Inventor, By the Inventor

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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.:

US 6273861 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001

Filed:

Sep. 01, 1998

Pneumatically actuated tissue sampling device

Applicant:
Inventors:

James S. Bates, Bloomington, IN (US);

John Haaga, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);

Srinivas Nishtala, Bloomington, IN (US);

Keith E. Hoffman, Spencer, IN (US);

Harold G. Hawkins, Warsaw, IN (US);

Assignee:

Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Attorney:

Kenyon & Kenyon

Primary Examiner:

Richard K Seidel

Assistant Examiner:

Jennifer Maynard

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/000 ;
Abstract

A novel instrument for automatic sampling or removal of tissue percutaneously from a patient. In a disclosed embodiment the instrument comprises a housing, a means for excising tissue from a target site within a patient's body extending from the housing, a means for impelling the excising means into a target tissue site in response to an impelling force, and a rotatable handle.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Quick Actions:

Bates, James. (2001). Pneumatically actuated tissue sampling device (U.S. Patent No. 6273861). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6273861

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Loading…