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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Randy R. Stephens, Fairfield, OH (US);
Craig F. Forester, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William A. Garrison, Springdale, OH (US);
Michael E. Boehm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Anil Nalagatla, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/000 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an improved cable driven surgical biopsy device wherein a transmission assembly is disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The transmission assembly being adapted to convert rotational motion of a cable entering the biopsy device of a substantially right angle into rotational energy to drive the axial cutter in the biopsy device.