Tissue cutting device, tissue cut assisting device and accommodation housing

• US 8,065,945 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2005
• Issued: 11/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Hironori, Noguchi, Michihiko, Tsujimoto, Masahiko, Yamagata, Koichi, Maekawa, Yasunori
• Primary Examiner(s): LANDRUM, EDWARD F
• Application Number:
  US11/262,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20060106378A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,223 Days
• Field of Search: 301/73, 301/82, 303/04, 303/29, 303/35, 303/37, 30/2, 30/402, 30/50, 30/51, 301/72, 303/38, 303/36, 303/39, 839/155
• US Class Current: 83/915.5
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/02 Instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy A61B10/0038 and A61B10/0045 take precedence; needle locating or guiding means A61B17/3403; samplers for enzymology or microbiology C12M1/26; sampling or preparing biological specimens G01N33/48
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/32 Surgical cutting instruments A61B18/042 takes precedence; suture cutters A61B17/0467; instruments for ligaturing or cutting A61B17/128; instruments for rupturing the amniotic membrane A61B17/4208; specially adapted knives for eye surgery A61F9/0133
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/3211 Surgical scalpels, knives; Accessories therefor

Abstract

A tissue cutting device is described, a representative one of which includes: a handle part; a head unit including comprising a plurality of blades arranged so as to extend substantially parallel with a longitudinal direction of the handle part at intervals and a blade holding portion for holding the plurality of blades; and a head holding part located at the distal end of the handle part, for holding the head.

Claims

1. A tissue cutting device configured for cutting a biological tissue into a predetermined thickness, the tissue cutting device comprising:

an elongated handle;

a head unit comprising a plurality of rectangular blades each having a cutting edge opposite a long side and a blade holding portion that holds the long side of each of the rectangular blades, wherein the rectangular blades are arranged such that the long sides extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the elongated handle at predetermined intervals and the cutting edges are positioned away from the blade holding portion by a sufficient distance such that the blades cut the biological tissue into the predetermined thickness; and

a head holding part disjoint from the head unit and located at a distal end of the elongated handle, the head holding unit including a first engaging portion configured to receive a second engaging portion projecting from the blade holding portion perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and on a side of the blade holding portion opposite to the rectangular blades for detachably holding the head unit, such that the cutting edges of the plurality of rectangular blades are positioned directly and entirely below the head holding part and extend substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction when the first engaging portion has received the second engaging portion.

2. The tissue cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the second engaging portion releasably engages the first engaging portion and is disposed on a side opposite to the rectangular blades.

3. The tissue cutting device according to claim 2, wherein the first engaging portion comprises a moveable first engaging member, the second engaging portion comprises a second engaging member comprising an engaging hole, and the head unit is held by the moveable first engaging member inserted into the engaging hole of the second engaging member.

4. The tissue cutting device according to claim 3, wherein the head holding part comprises a movable member that connects to the moveable first engaging member.

5. The tissue cutting device according to claim 4, wherein the head holding part comprises a biasing member for biasing the movable member in a direction in which the moveable first engaging member is inserted into the engaging hole of the second engaging member.

6. The tissue cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the blade holding portion comprises a spacer for defining the predetermined interval of the plurality of rectangular blades.

7. The tissue cutting device according to claim 6, wherein the spacer is provided in the blade holding portion so as to be movable with respect to the rectangular blades.

8. The tissue cutting device according to claim 7, wherein the spacer comprises a plurality of spacers comprising different lengths.

9. The tissue cutting device according to claim 1, wherein opposing sides extend between the long side and the cutting edge of each rectangular blade and each side of the opposing sides of each rectangular blade comprises a notch for fixation.

10. The tissue cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the head holding part comprises a water discharge hole.

11. The tissue cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the first engaging portion includes an engaging opening, and the second engaging portion comprises an engaging member which detachably engages in the engaging opening and is disposed one the side of the blade holding portion opposite to the rectangular blades.

12. A tissue cutting device configured for cutting a biological tissue into a predetermined thickness, the tissue cutting device comprising:

an elongated handle;

a head unit comprising a plurality of rectangular blades each having a cutting edge opposite a long side and a blade holding portion that holds the long side of each of the rectangular blades, wherein the rectangular blades are arranged such that the long sides extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the elongated handle at predetermined intervals and the cutting edges are positioned away from the blade holding portion by a sufficient distance such that blades cut the biological tissue into the predetermined thickness; and

a head holding part disjoint from the head unit and located at a distal end of the elongated handle, the head holding part including a cavity housing at least one shaft retractable in the longitudinal direction, the cavity configured to receive an engagement member extending from the blade holding portion perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein the engagement member includes an opening for receiving the at least one retractable shaft to thereby detachably hold the head unit, such that the cutting edges of the plurality of rectangular blades are positioned directly below the head holding part and extend substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction when the at least one retractable shaft is received in the opening of the engagement member.