Patent ID: 7896817
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of obtaining a plurality of biopsy tissue samples, the method comprising: (a) providing a biopsy device, the biopsy device comprising: (b) obtaining a first biopsy tissue sample from a patient, wherein the first biopsy tissue sample is communicated to a first tissue storage compartment of the plurality of tissue storage compartments via the cutter tube by a vacuum urging the first tissue sample proximally through the cutter tube; (c) manually rotating the storage unit about the rotation axis to substantially align a second tissue storage compartment of the plurality of tissue storage compartments with the cutter tube, wherein the act of manually rotating the storage unit is carried out without using a motor to rotate the storage unit; and (d) obtaining a second biopsy tissue sample from a patient, wherein the second biopsy tissue sample is communicated to the second tissue storage compartment via the cutter tube by a vacuum urging the second tissue sample proximally through the cutter tube.