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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Ronan Leahy, Limerick, IE;
Michael S. Clancy, Limerick, IE;
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/04 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/04 (2013.01); A61B 10/0275 (2013.01); A61B 2010/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A notched tissue-collection needle configured similarly to a fine-needle-aspiration needle is provided with a cutting edge disposed in the notch and configured to excise tissue into the notch for collection. A stylet may be provided through a lumen of the needle during introduction into a patient body. The needle may be provided with echogenicity-enhancing features. A coated-wire sheath through which the needle is slidably disposed includes an overcoating that is thicker along a distal length and thinner along a proximal length.