Patent ID: 7588546
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A sample collector for collecting samples for biopsies to be used with at least two types of a stem and needle, each stem and needle comprising a needle extending through a stem, each type of a stem and needle having a different structure, the sample collector cooperating with the respective different structures of the at least two types of a stem and needle to operatively receive and enable the functioning of the at least two types of a stem and needle, the sample collector comprising: a grip for serving as a housing for a selected one of at least two types of a stem and needle; a first movable base and a second movable base, each of the first and second movable bases being operatively mounted in said grip and comprising: a plurality of interchangeable connectors respectively being capable of being operatively attached to a different one of the at least two types of a stem and needle, the plurality of interchangeable connectors each comprising: