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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1999
Mark A. Burdorff, Loveland, OH (US);
John A. Hibner, Mason, OH (US);
Dan F. Dlugos, West Chester, OH (US);
Jon D. Buzzard, Milford, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for selecting an operational mode of a surgical biopsy system for removing at least one tissue sample from a surgical patient. For this method the operator uses a surgical biopsy system comprising an elongated, hollow piercer and a cutter rotatably and axially positionable relative to the piercer. The piercer has a port for receiving the tissue sample. The surgical biopsy system further comprises a control unit, a display showing a plurality of available operational modes of the surgical biopsy system, and at least one control button remotely located from the control unit and operatively connected to the control unit by a circuit. The method comprises the steps of visualizing icons on a display which are representative of the plurality of operational modes on the display and actuating the control button(s) to scroll through the operational modes on the display to select a desired operational mode. The method may further comprise the step of actuating the control button(s) to initiate the desired operational mode.