Surgical biopsy system with remote control for selecting an operational mode

• US 9,039,635 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2013
• Issued: 05/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Devicor Medical Products Incorporated (Danaher Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Devicor Medical Products Incorporated (Danaher Corporation)
• Inventors: Burdorff, Mark A., Hibner, John A., Dlugos, Dan F., Buzzard, Jon D.
• Primary Examiner(s): SZMAL, BRIAN SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US13/898,622
• Publication Number:
  US 20130261498A1
• Time in Patent Office: 735 Days
• Field of Search: 600562-568, 606/167, 606/170, 434/262, 434/323
• US Class Current: 600/568
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0275 with sample notch, e.g. on the side of inner stylet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0283 with vacuum aspiration, e.g. caused by retractable plunger or by connected syringe A61B10/025, A61B10/0266 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2010/0208 Biopsy devices with actuators, e.g. with triggered spring mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00199 with a console, e.g. a control panel with a display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00973 pedal-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/252 indicating steps of a surgical procedure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/372 Details of monitor hardware
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/25 User interfaces for surgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/361 Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras

Abstract

A surgical biopsy system is provided for removing at least one tissue sample from a surgical patient. The surgical biopsy system comprises an elongated, hollow piercer and a cutter rotatably and axially positionable relative to the piercer. The piercer has a lateral port for receiving the tissue sample into the piercer. The surgical biopsy system further comprises a power transmission source operatively connected to the cutter for rotating and translating the cutter, a control unit, and a display mounted in a display frame for showing an operator a plurality of operational modes of the surgical biopsy system. The surgical biopsy system further comprises at least one control button operatively connected to the control unit by a circuit and remotely located from the control unit. The operator may actuate the control button(s) to select any one of the operational modes and the selected operational mode is visually identifiable on the display.

Claims

1. A biopsy system comprising:

(a) a handpiece comprising a needle and a cutter movable with respect to the handpiece;

(b) a control unit operably associated with the handpiece, wherein the control unit is operable for selecting from two or more operational modes once the control unit is powered on; and

(c) a display operably associated with the control unit, wherein the display is operable to toggle between an options screen and at least one operations screen, wherein the options screen provides for access to the at least one operations screen, wherein the at least one operations screen provides for access to the options screen, wherein at least a portion of the at least one operations screen is configured to show a position of the cutter, wherein the options screen is configured to receive a plurality of user inputs, wherein at least one of the plurality of user inputs is configured to initiate an operation to replace at least one part of the biopsy system with a new part.

2. The biopsy system of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the at least one operations screen represents a real time position of the cutter.

3. The biopsy system of claim 1 wherein the control unit is operable for selecting from at least three operational modes.

4. The biopsy system of claim 1 wherein the control unit is operable for selecting a positioning mode.

5. The biopsy system of claim 4 wherein the positioning mode is operable for positioning the cutter.

6. The biopsy system of claim 5 wherein the positioning mode is operable for positioning the cutter without rotating the cutter.

7. The biopsy system of claim 1 wherein the at least one operations screen comprises a first region and a second region, wherein the at least one operations screen comprises at least one textual message region and at least one region displaying a non-textual image.

8. The biopsy system of claim 1 wherein the control unit is operable for providing a pulsed vacuum.

9. The biopsy system of claim 1, wherein the handpiece comprises a probe and a holster.

10. The biopsy system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of user inputs of the options screen includes a new probe option, wherein the new probe option is operable to initiate an operation to replace the probe of the handpiece with a new probe.

11. The biopsy system of 9, wherein the plurality of user inputs of the options screen includes a new holster option, wherein the new holster option is operable to initiate an operation to replace the holster of the handpiece with a new holster.