Patent ID: 6106484
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A biopsy handle capable of receiving a needle set assembly having a stylet adapted for piercing and storing a tissue sample and a cannula adapted for severing and trapping the tissue sample, the biopsy handle comprising:a housing including a slidable lid adapted for accepting the needle set;a first actuator slidably attached to the housing and adapted for selectively positioning the cannula relative to the housing;a second actuator slidably attached to the housing and adapted for selectively positioning the stylet relative to the housing; andsaid first actuator and said second actuator both including an element which is adapted to allow said first actuator and said second actuator to be slid in a forward and a reverse direction with respect to the housing in order to move the cannula and the stylet relative to the housing using a single hand of a use.