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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Endochoice, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Justin Wolfe, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Tracy Knapp, Snellville, GA (US);
Assignee:
EndoChoice, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/06 (2006.01); A61B 10/04 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/06 (2013.01); A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61B 10/04 (2013.01); A61B 2010/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
Biopsy forceps devices used to obtain tissue samples from a patient using an endoscopic system include larger cup size, longer jaw length, a squared front face, a tapered jaw design, and an offset pivot to enable taking a larger sample size. The forceps include a drive wire attached to the jaws by linkages having pins slidable within slots on the jaws of the forceps, providing the offset pivot point.