Patent ID: 9289192
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A biopsy needle actuator device, comprising: an actuator moving a biopsy needle between a rest position and a first position; an engagement member operably connected to the actuator; a counter assembly operably connected to the needle actuator device registering movement of the biopsy needle between the rest position and the first position, comprising: a register wheel with a toothed exterior wherein the engagement member engages the toothed exterior upon movement of the biopsy needle between the rest position and the first position; and an index wheel operably connected to the register wheel registering rotational movement of the register wheel, comprising: an event counter sequentially registering movement of the biopsy needle between the rest position and the first position; and a cumulative counter sequentially registering cumulative movement of the biopsy needle between the rest position and the first position; and a button configured to adjust the event counter.