Patent ID: 8002713

Claim:
A biopsy device for tissue collection, comprising: a housing containing a power source; and a removable element, comprising a biopsy needle module, a pressure source and a hollow connecting element, the biopsy needle module having a biopsy needle, a cutting sleeve and a biopsy needle carrier to which the biopsy needle and the cutting sleeve are mounted, wherein the removable element is configured for insertion into the housing with both the pressure source and the biopsy needle carrier being contained within the housing and with the pressure source and the biopsy needle carrier being spaced apart within the housing, and the hollow connecting element coupled as a fluid coupling between the biopsy needle module and the pressure source; wherein the housing includes a lower housing segment, a housing lid coupled to the lower housing segment, a first end lid and a second end lid, each of the first end lid and the second end lid being connected to the lower housing segment, wherein the second end lid comprises a first U-shaped opening and a second U-shaped opening, wherein the first U-shaped opening is configured to receive a first portion of the removable element and the second U-shaped opening is configured to receive a second portion of the removable element, and wherein a third portion of the removable element is located between the first U-shaped opening and the second U-shaped opening external to the housing; and wherein the first end lid comprises a third U-shaped opening at the top thereof, and the third U-shaped opening is configured to receive a portion of the removable element.