Patent ID: 6056700
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A biopsy-marking assembly for obtaining a biopsy sample from a biopsy site in a patient and marking the biopsy site, comprising:an outer hollow needle defining a lumen therethrough;an inner needle defining a first end having a tissue cutting point and a cavity adjacent said first end for receiving a tissue sample, said inner needle slidingly engaged within said lumen,said inner needle slideable relative to said outer needle between a first position wherein said first end of said inner needle is retracted within said lumen so that said outer needle covers said cavity and a second position wherein said first end of said inner needle is extended away from said outer needle to expose said cavity to tissue in the biopsy site;firing means for moving said inner needle and said outer needle with respect to each other; andmarking means for marking the biopsy site before a biopsy sample is taken at the site.