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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michal Weisman, Winchester, MA (US);
Shawn Ryan, Littleton, MA (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0283 (2013.01); A61B 10/02 (2013.01); A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61B 10/0266 (2013.01); A61M 1/0056 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0208 (2013.01); A61B 2010/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A biopsy needle comprises a first lumen open to a tissue penetrating distal tip of the needle for receiving a tissue sample therein and a second lumen in combination with a filter separating the first and second lumens from one another, the filter being configured to permit fluids to pass therethrough while preventing the sampled tissue from passing therethrough.