Patent ID: 8475393

Claim:
A biopsy device for obtaining a biopsy sample from a tissue, the biopsy device comprising: a core tube including a leading section including a leading edge, a slotted section proximal to the leading section, the slotted section including a longitudinal slot defined by a wall of the core tube, and a core tube cooling section proximal to the slotted section, the core tube cooling section including a plurality of core tube cooling holes defined by the wall of the core tube; and a capture tube slidably and rotatably coupled concentrically around the core tube, the capture tube including a distal section, a capture section proximal to the distal section, the capture section including a longitudinal capture arm defined by a wall of the capture tube, the capture arm being biased inward, wherein the capture arm cannot move inward when not aligned with the slot in the core tube, and wherein the capture arm can move inward when aligned with the slot in the core tube, and a capture tube cooling section proximal to the capture section, the capture tube cooling section including a plurality of capture tube cooling holes defined by in the wall of the capture tube, wherein the core tube cooling holes are capable of being aligned with the capture tube cooling holes.