Patent ID: 11864744
Assignee: CRUX MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method, comprising:
providing a device comprising an outer sheath defining a diameter, a longitudinal axis, a proximal portion and a fixed distal open portion, an inner assembly configured to be received within the outer sheath, the inner assembly defining a proximal portion, a distal portion and a body portion between the proximal and distal portions, the distal portion comprising an articulable beak element configured to core through and cut tissue;
inserting the fixed distal open portion of the device into a body adjacent tissue to be sampled;
moving, during operation of the device, the inner assembly longitudinally within the outer sheath parallel to the longitudinal axis with the articulable beak element in a closed configuration relative to the fixed distal open portion;
opening the articulable beak element relative to the fixed distal open portion and coring through the tissue, and
closing the articulable beak element to part-off the cored tissue, wherein opening and closing the articulable beak element is independent of longitudinal, movement of the inner assembly within the outer sheath.