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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. 11, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2002
Applicants:
Thomas E. Albrecht, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John A. Hibner, Mason, OH (US);
Elizabeth L. Sebern, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Thomas E. Albrecht, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John A. Hibner, Mason, OH (US);
Elizabeth L. Sebern, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon-Endo Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1828 ; A61B 1732 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An excisional biopsy device and method are disclosed. The device can include a probe housing having a rotatable RF loop cutter mounted at the distal end of the probe, and the RF loop cutter can include at least one electrode supplied with an RF actuating signal for cutting tissue. A rotational drive and specimen containment sheath can also be included.