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Needle biopsy device

  • US 10,076,316 B2
  • Filed: 11/17/2015
  • Issued: 09/18/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for needle biopsy, comprising:

  • a handle member having proximal and distal portions;

    a proximal handle member disposed to the proximal portion of the handle member, the proximal handle member including at least one adaptation member;

    a distal handle member disposed to the distal portion of the handle member;

    a sheath lumen disposed within the handle member and extending from the distal portion of the handle member;

    a needle housing member partially disposed to the proximal portion of the handle member, wherein a longitudinal axis of the needle housing member is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the handle member, wherein the needle housing member includes at least one indentation and detaches from the proximal handle member by moving in a substantially transverse direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle member, thereby causing the at least one indentation to disengage from the at least one adaptation member, and wherein the needle housing member is reinsertable into the proximal portion of the handle member; and

    a needle disposed within the sheath lumen.

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