Patent ID: 9545244
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A biopsy device comprising: (a) a body; (b) a needle extending distally from the body, wherein the needle is rotatable relative to the body; (c) a cutter translatable relative to the needle, wherein the cutter is configured to sever a tissue sample; (d) a tissue sample holder, wherein the tissue sample holder is configured to receive the tissue sample severed by the cutter; and (e) a manually operated rotation mechanism configured to rotate the tissue sample holder relative to the body such that rotation of the tissue sample holder is independent of the rotation of the needle, wherein the manually operated rotation mechanism includes one or more actuators that are exposed relative to the body distal of the tissue sample holder, wherein the manually operated rotation mechanism is responsive to the one or more actuators to convert lateral movement of the one or more actuators into rotation of the tissue sample holder about a longitudinal axis defined by the tissue sample holder.