Device for taking samples, for example for a biopsy, and rack system fitted to such a device
First Claim
1. A device for taking samples, for example for biopsies, said device comprising a mechanical control system sliding inside a flexible sheath and connecting a control handle to a clamp formed of at least two pivoting jaws, wherein the control system includes a cylindrical rack having an annular tooth formed by an annular groove, and wherein the jaws of the clamp each have, on a circular portion of their perimeter, a toothing for engaging said annular tooth of the cylindrical rack for the opening and closing of said jaws.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a device for taking samples, for example for biopsies, of the type including a mechanical control system (2) sliding inside a flexible sheath (4) and connecting a control handle to a clamp (6) formed of pivoting jaws (8), characterised in that the control system (2) includes a cylindrical rack (28), and in that the jaws (8) of the clamp (6) each have, on a circular portion of their perimeter, a toothing (34) engaging the cylindrical rack (28) for the opening and closing of said jaws (8).
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- 1. A device for taking samples, for example for biopsies, said device comprising a mechanical control system sliding inside a flexible sheath and connecting a control handle to a clamp formed of at least two pivoting jaws, wherein the control system includes a cylindrical rack having an annular tooth formed by an annular groove, and wherein the jaws of the clamp each have, on a circular portion of their perimeter, a toothing for engaging said annular tooth of the cylindrical rack for the opening and closing of said jaws.
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