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Method and device for statistical tissue sampling using microdevices

  • US 9,717,484 B2
  • Filed: 05/03/2012
  • Issued: 08/01/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for obtaining a tissue sample from a subject, the system comprising:

  • a) a device comprising;

    i) an elongated tubular shaft having proximal and distal ends; and

    ii) an inflatable balloon disposed on the distal end of the shaft, the inflatable balloon having one or more magnets disposed thereon and configured for retrieval or deployment of a tetherless microtool, wherein the shaft has one or more openings disposed proximal to the balloon for deployment of the tetherless microtool from a lumen of the shaft; and

    b) a tetherless microtool magnetically detachable to the one or more magnets.

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