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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Mark Tsonton, Loveland, OH (US);
Eric Thompson, Pleasant Plain, OH (US);
Inventors:
Mark Tsonton, Loveland, OH (US);
Eric Thompson, Pleasant Plain, OH (US);
Assignee:
Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0275 (2013.01); A61B 17/06 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00911 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5454 (2013.01); G01R 33/285 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved needle assembly is provided. A distal portion of the needle can be formed of a first material which does not interfere with MRI imaging of a tissue receiving port disposed in the distal needle portion. A proximal needle portion can be formed of a second, different material. The proximal needle portion can provide strength and stiffness.