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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Michael W. Hardert, Bloomington, IN (US);
Thomas W. McGhie, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0275 (2013.01); A61B 10/0266 (2013.01); A61B 17/3417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320064 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is disclosed, among other things, embodiments of a biopsy needle for taking a full core sample through soft tissue. In the illustrated embodiments, the needle includes a single monolithic tubular member having a notch cut part-way through a distal portion of the tubular member to form an arch-shaped finger. At least a portion of the finger is bent toward the notch and into the lumen of the tubular member. Methods for using these embodiments are also described.