Tissue biopsy and processing device
First Claim
1. A tissue biopsy and processing device, comprising:
- a biopsy member adapted to remove a tissue sample from a patient;
a processing apparatus having a tissue reducing chamber in communication with and adapted to receive the tissue sample from the biopsy member, and a tissue processing element associated with the tissue reducing chamber that is effective to dissociate the tissue sample retained within the tissue reducing chamber;
a tissue retaining element located within the tissue reducing chamber for holding the tissue sample while the tissue processing element dissociates the tissue sample; and
a bioimplantable tissue scaffold in communication with the processing apparatus and effective to receive the dissociated tissue sample from the tissue processing element.
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Abstract
A tissue biopsy and processing device for capturing and processing a tissue sample is provided. In general, the device includes a biopsy member adapted to remove a tissue sample from a patient'"'"'s body, and a processing apparatus adapted to receive the tissue sample from the biopsy device, and to dissociate and mince the tissue sample in preparation for further use. The processing apparatus can include a tissue reducing chamber in communication with and adapted to receive the tissue sample from the biopsy member, and a tissue processing element associated with the tissue reducing chamber that is effective to dissociate the tissue sample retained within the tissue reducing chamber.
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19 Claims
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1. A tissue biopsy and processing device, comprising:
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a biopsy member adapted to remove a tissue sample from a patient; a processing apparatus having a tissue reducing chamber in communication with and adapted to receive the tissue sample from the biopsy member, and a tissue processing element associated with the tissue reducing chamber that is effective to dissociate the tissue sample retained within the tissue reducing chamber; a tissue retaining element located within the tissue reducing chamber for holding the tissue sample while the tissue processing element dissociates the tissue sample; and a bioimplantable tissue scaffold in communication with the processing apparatus and effective to receive the dissociated tissue sample from the tissue processing element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for preparing a tissue slurry, comprising:
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providing a device having a biopsy member for retrieving a tissue sample from a patient, and a processing element disposed within a tissue reducing chamber in communication with the biopsy member and effective to dissociate and mince the tissue sample; removing a tissue sample from a patient'"'"'s body using the biopsy member, the tissue sample being collected in the tissue reducing chamber; processing the tissue sample collected in the tissue reducing chamber with the processing element to dissociate and mince the tissue; and collecting the dissociated and minced tissue on a biological implant located proximal to the tissue reducing chamber to prepare the biological implant for subsequent implantation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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