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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
May. 10, 2010
Thomas M. Keast, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Aaron M. Weiss, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric J. Gwerder, Fremont, CA (US);
Jeffrey Schwardt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Edmund J. Roschak, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Thomas M. Keast, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Aaron M. Weiss, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric J. Gwerder, Fremont, CA (US);
Jeffrey Schwardt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Edmund J. Roschak, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Broncus Medical Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, devices, and systems are described herein that allow for improved sampling of tissue from remote sites in the body. A tissue sampling device comprises a handle allowing single hand operation. In one variation the tissue sampling device includes a blood vessel scanning means and tissue coring means to excise a histology sample from a target site free of blood vessels. The sampling device also includes an adjustable stop to control the depth of a needle penetration. The sampling device may be used through a working channel of a bronchoscope.