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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Epitome Pharmaceuticals Limited, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul T. Wegener, San Diego, CA (US);
Ryochi Enishi, Gunma, JP;
Saverio Bettuzzi, Montecchio Emilia, IT;
Takeyoshi Sakashita, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
EPITOME PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0266 (2013.01); A61B 10/0275 (2013.01); A61B 10/0283 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0208 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0225 (2013.01); Y10T 83/207 (2015.04); Y10T 83/929 (2015.04);
Abstract
Tissue splitting biopsy devices and methods use a needle portion and a sheath portion that are configured such as to allow simultaneous sectioning of a tissue to produce two tissue samples with corresponding surfaces using motion of the needle portion relative to the sheath portion. Most preferably, the needle portion has a chisel blade tip and at least two cavities opposite to each other and at the same distance from the tip, while the sheath portion has a sharpened front edge.