Excisional biopsy devices and methods
First Claim
1. An invasive interventional device for soft biological tissue, comprising:
- a rotatable tubular member having a distal tip adapted to penetrate the tissue;
a work element disposed near the distal tip of the tubular member, the work element acting upon the tissue coming into contact therewith as the tubular member rotates;
an ultrasound transducer disposed near the distal tip of the tubular member and away from the work element, so that the transducer sweeps a plane within the tissue ahead of the work element as the tubular member rotates; and
means for controlling an operation of the work element based upon information gathered from the ultrasound transducer.
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Abstract
An excisional biopsy device includes a tubular member having a window near a distal tip thereof; a cutting tool, a distal end of the cutting tool being attached near the distal tip of the tubular member, at least a distal portion of the cutting tool being configured to selectively bow out of the window and to retract within the window; and a tissue collection device externally attached at least to the tubular member, the tissue collection device collecting tissue excised by the cutting tool as the biopsy device is rotated and the cutting tool is bowed. An excisional biopsy method for soft tissue includes the steps of inserting a generally tubular member into the tissue, the tubular member including a cutting tool adapted to selectively bow away from the tubular member and an external tissue collection device near a distal tip of the tubular member; rotating the tubular member; selectively varying a degree of bowing of the cutting tool; collecting tissue severed by the cutting tool in the tissue collection device; and retracting the tubular member from the soft tissue. The tubular member may include an imaging transducer and the method may include the step of displaying information received from the transducer on a display device and the step of varying the degree of bowing of the cutting tool based upon the displayed information from the imaging transducer. Alternatively, the imaging transducer may be disposed within a removable transducer core adapted to fit within the tubular member.
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19 Claims
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1. An invasive interventional device for soft biological tissue, comprising:
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a rotatable tubular member having a distal tip adapted to penetrate the tissue;
a work element disposed near the distal tip of the tubular member, the work element acting upon the tissue coming into contact therewith as the tubular member rotates;
an ultrasound transducer disposed near the distal tip of the tubular member and away from the work element, so that the transducer sweeps a plane within the tissue ahead of the work element as the tubular member rotates; and
means for controlling an operation of the work element based upon information gathered from the ultrasound transducer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An excisional device for soft tissue, comprising:
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a rotatable tubular member including a distal tip adapted to penetrate the tissue;
an RF work element disposed near the distal tip of the tubular member; and
an imaging device disposed near the distal tip of the tubular member and away from the RF work element, the imaging device being configured to image the tissue ahead of the work element as the tubular member is rotated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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