Patent ID: 8016844

Claim:
A biopsy device comprising: a probe assembly and a holster, the probe assembly being detachably connected to the holster such that the probe assembly and holster together define a handpiece shaped and configured for grasping by a single hand; wherein the probe assembly comprises an elongated piercer extending distally from the handpiece, said piercer having a piercer lumen, a closed, sharpened distal end for piercing tissue, and a port proximal to said sharpened distal end for receiving a portion of a tissue mass; the probe assembly further comprising an elongated cutter having a distal end, a proximal end, and a cutter lumen therethrough, said cutter being disposed coaxially and slidably relative to said piercer, said cutter distal end for cutting a portion of tissue protruding into said port of said piercer when said cutter moves distally past said port; at least two flexible tubes extending from the probe assembly; a first motor disposed within the holster for providing motion of the elongated cutter; a second motor disposed within the holster for providing translation of the elongated cutter.