Patent ID: 6620111
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A biopsy probe for collection of at least one soft tissue sample from a surgical patient, said biopsy probe comprising:a. a frame having a distal end and a proximal end; b. an elongated piercing element attached to the distal end of said frame, said piercing element having a sharpened distal end and a port proximal thereto for receiving a tissue mass; c. an elongated cutter disposed within said piercing element, for harvesting a tissue mass received within said port of said piercing element; and d. a device for automatically axially rotating said piercing after severing a sample, wherein said device for automatically axially rotating said piercing element is at least partially disposed on said cutter, and whereby multiple samples can be harvested about a longitudinal axis of said piercing element without manually rotating said piercing element.