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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2001
Applicants:
Mark Freier, Oberderdingen, DE;
Eberhard Körner, Bretten, DE;
Helmut Heckele, Knittlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The sample taker comprises a hollow shank with a scoop fixedly connected at its distal end, a handling means provided at the proximal end of the 20 hollow shank and an actuation mechanism. An actuation rod is axially movable in the hollow shank and connectable to the actuation mechanism. A covering is allocated in the trough of the scoop. The covering is fastened to a distal end of the actuation rod and displaceable forwards and backwards.