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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2007
Applicant:
Amir Lerman, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventor:
Amir Lerman, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/06 (2013.01); A61B 17/12022 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some embodiments of a biopsy system are configured to obtain a sample of tissue from an internal body site, such as a portion of myocardial tissue from a heart chamber wall. The biopsy system may include a catheter device having tissue collection jaws and an inflatable balloon disposed along a distal portion. Also, the biopsy system may include a pressure sensor device to detect the pressure within the heart chamber in which the tissue collection jaws are disposed.