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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
May. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Michael J. Lee, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
William Krimsky, Bel Air, MD (US);
Brad A. Snow, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Lee, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
William Krimsky, Bel Air, MD (US);
Brad A. Snow, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Conquest Medical Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Aspects of the present invention are generally directed to a biopsy device configured to engage target tissue within a patient and to remove a sample of the target tissue from the patient. The biopsy device comprises an elongate catheter configured to be inserted into a patient. A coring component is disposed at the distal end of the catheter to sample the target tissue.