TISSUE HANDLING SYSTEM WITH REDUCED OPERATOR EXPOSURE
First Claim
1. A tissue handling system comprising:
- a biopsy device having an invasive unit with tissue-receiving components and tissue-severing components configured for harvesting and bringing at least one tissue sample to a point outside the body of a patient;
a tissue collecting device adapted to be brought in detachable operative engagement with the tissue-receiving components of the biopsy device to remove the at least one tissue sample;
a tissue storage container configured to receive the at least one tissue sample removed from the tissue collecting device, the tissue storage container further being configured to receive a volume of preserving agent; and
a vessel adapted to contain the preserving agent and adapted to be coupled to the tissue storage container.
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Abstract
A tissue handling system includes a biopsy device having an invasive unit with tissue-receiving and tissue-severing components being capable of harvesting and bringing at least one tissue sample to a point outside the body of a patient. The tissue handling system further includes a tissue collecting device adapted to be brought in detachable operative engagement with the tissue-receiving components of the biopsy device to remove the at least one tissue sample. Additionally, the tissue handling device comprises a tissue storage container configured to receive the at least one tissue sample, the entire tissue collecting device, or the part of the collecting device that contains the at least one tissue sample. The tissue storage container further is configured to receive a volume of preserving agent. The tissue handling system also comprises a vessel including the preserving agent adapted to be gas-tightly mated or coupled to the tissue storage container.
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30 Claims
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1. A tissue handling system comprising:
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a biopsy device having an invasive unit with tissue-receiving components and tissue-severing components configured for harvesting and bringing at least one tissue sample to a point outside the body of a patient; a tissue collecting device adapted to be brought in detachable operative engagement with the tissue-receiving components of the biopsy device to remove the at least one tissue sample; a tissue storage container configured to receive the at least one tissue sample removed from the tissue collecting device, the tissue storage container further being configured to receive a volume of preserving agent; and a vessel adapted to contain the preserving agent and adapted to be coupled to the tissue storage container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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10. A method of handling at least one tissue sample harvested during a biopsy procedure, the method comprising:
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providing the at least one tissue sample in tissue-receiving components of a biopsy device outside the body of a patient; detachably engaging a tissue collecting device to said tissue-receiving components; arranging at least one of a tissue sample, the entire tissue collecting device, and the part of the collecting device that contains the at least one tissue sample in a tissue storage container; gas-tightly coupling a vessel containing a volume of a preserving agent to the tissue storage container; and transferring the volume of preserving agent from the vessel to the tissue storage container, when the vessel is gas-tightly coupled to the tissue storage container. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for storing at least one tissue sample, the system comprising:
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a tissue storage container configured to facilitate receiving and storing the at least one tissue sample; a vessel containing a volume of a preserving agent; a connecting structure for gas-tightly coupling the vessel to the tissue storage container; and a fluid transferring mechanism for causing a transfer of the volume of preserving agent from the vessel to the tissue storage container, when the vessel is gas-tightly coupled to the tissue storage container. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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29. A tissue handling system comprising:
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a biopsy device having an invasive unit with tissue-receiving components and tissue-severing components configured for harvesting and bringing at least one tissue sample to a point outside the body of a patient; a tissue collecting device adapted to be brought in detachable operative engagement with the tissue-receiving components of the biopsy device to remove the at least one tissue sample, and adapted for stepwise rotation about a central axis; a tissue storage container configured to receive the at least one tissue sample from the tissue collecting device, and further configured to receive a volume of preserving agent; and a vessel containing the preserving agent adapted to be coupled to the tissue storage container. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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