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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2009
Adam L. Cohen, Arlington, MA (US);
John B. Golden, Norton, MA (US);
Liem T. VU, Needham, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of the invention includes a method for acquiring a plurality of tissue samples. The method includes using a device to cut a first tissue sample from an internal tissue tract of a patient and storing the first tissue sample in a container. Without removing the device from the patient, the method further includes using the device to cut a second tissue sample from the internal tissue tract and storing the tissues ample in the container. The method also includes coupling a fluid delivery device to the container to flush the first and second tissue samples from the container.