Surgical biopsy device
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1. A surgical biopsy apparatus for cutting tissue comprising:
- a housing having a longitudinal axis;
first and second members movable from a retracted position to an extended position with respect to the housing;
third and fourth members, the third member slidably positioned with respect to the first member and extendable with respect to the first member and the fourth member slidably positioned with respect to the second member and extendable with respect to the second member; and
an electrocautery cutting wire movable with respect to the third and fourth members to surround a region of tissue positioned between the third and fourth members to cut the tissue.
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A surgical biopsy apparatus for cutting tissue comprising a housing having a longitudinal axis, first and second members movable from a retracted position to an extended position with respect to the housing, a third member slidably positioned and extendable with respect to the first member, a fourth member slidably positioned and extendable with respect to the second member, and an electrocautery cutting wire slidable with respect to the third and fourth members to surround a region of tissue positioned between the third and fourth members to cut the tissue.
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1. A surgical biopsy apparatus for cutting tissue comprising:
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a housing having a longitudinal axis;
first and second members movable from a retracted position to an extended position with respect to the housing;
third and fourth members, the third member slidably positioned with respect to the first member and extendable with respect to the first member and the fourth member slidably positioned with respect to the second member and extendable with respect to the second member; and
an electrocautery cutting wire movable with respect to the third and fourth members to surround a region of tissue positioned between the third and fourth members to cut the tissue.
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