Patent ID: 8485989
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A biopsy apparatus, comprising: an electromechanical power source; a biopsy probe drivably coupled to said electromechanical power source, said biopsy probe including a biopsy cannula and a sample basket arranged coaxially about a longitudinal axis, said sample basket being movably disposed relative to said biopsy cannula along said longitudinal axis from a tissue harvesting position to a tissue sample retrieval region, said sample basket having a sample notch configured as an elongate recessed region for receiving a tissue sample; and a tissue sample retrieval mechanism including a sample tank receptacle and a sample collection tank configured for removable insertion into said sample tank receptacle, said sample tank receptacle being configured to permit movement of said sample collection tank in a direction perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and being configured to prohibit movement of said sample collection tank in a direction along said longitudinal axis, said sample collection tank being configured to retrieve said tissue sample directly from said sample notch as said sample basket is moving along said longitudinal axis at said tissue sample retrieval region.