Patent ID: 6432065
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method of selecting an operational mode of a surgical biopsy system, said surgical biopsy system comprising a handpiece including an elongated, hollow piercer, a cutter rotatably and axially positionable relative to said piercer, said piercer having a lateral port for receiving a tissue sample, said surgical biopsy system further comprising a control unit, a display showing a plurality of icons, wherein said icons are representative of operational modes of said surgical biopsy system, and at least one control button remotely located from said control unit on said handpiece and operatively connected to said control unit, said method comprising the steps of:a) visualizing said plurality of icons; b) actuating said at least one control button to scroll through said plurality of icons on said display to select a desired operational mode; and c) actuating said at least one control button to initiate said selected operational mode.