Patent ID: 9241691
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A device for removing tissue from a patient, comprising: a body; a tubular element coupled to the body and having an open end at a distal end, the tubular element defining a longitudinal axis, the tubular element being longitudinally movable relative to the body to an extended position, the tubular element configured to be driven into tissue to receive tissue through the open end when moving to the extended position; a tissue chamber coupled to the body; a transport element coupled to the body and being longitudinally movable relative to the tubular element, the transport element configured to contact the tissue which has entered the tubular element through the open end of the tubular element; a tissue handling element which is configured to receive the tissue from the transport element, the tissue handling element having a first part and a second part, the first and second parts being movable toward and away from the transport element, the first and second parts are movable toward one another and configured so that the tissue element is at least partially surrounded by the first and second parts; and a cutting element movable between a stored position and a cutting position, the cutting element moving toward the longitudinal axis when moving from the stored position to the cutting position.