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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Martin L. Flatland, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Bamdad Hassanpourgol, McAllen, TX (US);
Martin L. Flatland, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Bamdad Hassanpourgol, McAllen, TX (US);
Siteselect Medical Technologies, Inc., McAllen, TX (US);
Abstract
A biopsy device includes a coring cannula, a retract stylet, and a localization needle. The coring cannula has a longitudinal axis and a shaft centered on the axis. The stylet has a tip containing at least one blade and a central passage. The localization needle has a channel and is slidably disposed within the central passage. A drive mechanism rotates the cannula and moves the cannula in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cannula. A guide element has a first end and a second end and is slidably disposed within the channel of the localization needle. The guide element is movable from a first position to a second position within the localization needle.