Patent ID: 9486184
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A biopsy device comprising: (a) a body; (b) a cannula extending distally from the body, wherein the cannula defines a transverse tissue receiving aperture; (c) a cutter translatable relative to the cannula, the cutter having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the cutter is operable to sever tissue received in the transverse tissue receiving aperture of the cannula; (d) a tissue storage assembly, the tissue storage assembly comprising a rotatable tissue holder, wherein the rotatable tissue holder includes a plurality of compartments arranged in an angularly spaced array, wherein the compartments are configured to receive tissue samples severed by the cutter; (e) a flexible tube, wherein the flexible tube is configured to communicate severed tissue samples from the cutter to the tissue storage assembly; and (f) a display, wherein the display includes a visual representation of the compartments of the rotatable tissue holder of the tissue storage assembly, wherein the visual representation of the rotatable tissue holder is configured to depict each compartment of the plurality of compartments, wherein the visual representation is configured to depict receipt of a tissue sample in any one or more of the plurality of compartments of the rotatable tissue holder; and (g) a control module, wherein the control module is separate from the body, wherein the display is disposed on the control module.