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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1999
Natalie V. Fawzi, Belmont, CA (US);
D. Laksen Sirimanne, Palo Alto, CA (US);
George D. Hermann, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Douglas S. Sutton, Pacifica, CA (US);
Thomas A. Howell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Vivant Medical, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
This is a device for percutaneous tissue sampling or excision. In particular, it uses an expandable ring cutter which produces an accurately located, discrete tissue mass that is removable through a comparatively much smaller access member. The tissue mass is easily reconstructed to its original form and orientation once taken from the body for further study.
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