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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2013
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ke Cao, Shanghai, CN;
Grace Xiang Gu, Orchard Lake, MI (US);
Yang Xu, Taizhou, CN;
Yuchen Hua, Shanghai, CN;
Shorya Awtar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joshua Bishop-Moser, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0266 (2013.01); A61B 17/32053 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue biopsy device comprising an inner needle loaded by a first spring and held in place by a first trigger; an outer needle loaded by a second spring and held in place by a second trigger; an outer housing that surrounds the first and the second needles; and a handle attached thereto.