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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2004
Jon Gingrich, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Malka Berndt, Lexington, MA (US);
Jon Gingrich, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Malka Berndt, Lexington, MA (US);
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a cap for a medical device. The cap includes a body defining a cavity configured to accommodate at least a portion of an end effector assembly of the medical device, and a tissue removal portion attached to the body and configured to remove a tissue sample disposed within the end effector assembly when the cavity is not accommodating the end effector assembly. Embodiments of the invention also may include a medical kit including a medical device and a cap and a method of performing a medical procedure with the cap.