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Biopsy sampler

  • US 5,928,163 A
  • Filed: 06/27/1997
  • Issued: 07/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An assembly for taking a biopsy sample from a site within the body of a patient, comprising:

  • a resecting device including a cutter near its distal end for resecting a tissue sample, anda sheath exterior to said resecting device and sized to be present within the body with said resecting device, said sheath including an electrode element electrically isolated from said cutter and disposed on said sheath'"'"'s outer surface for cauterizing tissue, and said resecting device and sheath being cooperatively constructed to permit spatial separation between said cutter and said electrode element,said cutter being constructed to hold said tissue sample stationary in a fixed position spaced from said electrode element and to avoid heat damage to said tissue sample held stationary in said fixed position while said electrode element cauterizes said site.

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