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Patent US7481775 - Biopsy device incorporating an adjustable probe sleeve - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsDevices and methods for varying the size of a tissue sample in a biopsy device are disclosed. The biopsy device includes a needle with a tissue aperture and an inner cutter which translates within the needle. The inner cutter may be controlled to selectively block the aperture thereby varying the sample...http://www.google.com/patents/US7481775?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7481775 - Biopsy device incorporating an adjustable probe sleeveAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7481775 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/391,805Publication dateJan 27, 2009Filing dateMar 29, 2006Priority dateMar 4, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2538400A1, EP1698283A1, EP1698283B1, US20060200041, US20060200042Publication number11391805, 391805, US 7481775 B2, US 7481775B2, US-B2-7481775, US7481775 B2, US7481775B2InventorsRobert F. Weikel, Jr., Gwendolyn Perez Payne, John R. AndrisekOriginal AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (56), Non-Patent Citations (21), Referenced by (16), Classifications (16), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetBiopsy device incorporating an adjustable probe sleeve
This application is a continuation-in-part to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/222,575 entitled �BIOPSY DEVICE INCORPORATING AN ADJUSTABLE PROBE SLEEVE� to Weikel et al, filed 9 Sep. 2005, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation-in-part to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/072,719 entitled �BIOPSY DEVICE WITH VARIABLE SIDE APERTURE� to Weikel et al., filed 04 Mar. 2005, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
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