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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
May. 21, 2013
Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark A. Burdorff, Loveland, OH (US);
John A. Hibner, Mason, OH (US);
Dan F. Dlugos, West Chester, OH (US);
Jon D. Buzzard, Milford, OH (US);
Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical biopsy system is provided for removing at least one tissue sample from a surgical patient. The surgical biopsy system comprises an elongated, hollow piercer and a cutter rotatably and axially positionable relative to the piercer. The piercer has a lateral port for receiving the tissue sample into the piercer. The surgical biopsy system further comprises a power transmission source operatively connected to the cutter for rotating and translating the cutter, a control unit, and a display mounted in a display frame for showing an operator a plurality of operational modes of the surgical biopsy system. The surgical biopsy system further comprises at least one control button operatively connected to the control unit by a circuit and remotely located from the control unit. The operator may actuate the control button(s) to select any one of the operational modes and the selected operational mode is visually identifiable on the display.