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GB2397241B - Biopsy apparatus - Google Patents

Biopsy apparatus

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Publication number
GB2397241B
GB2397241B GB0409271A GB0409271A GB2397241B GB 2397241 B GB2397241 B GB 2397241B GB 0409271 A GB0409271 A GB 0409271A GB 0409271 A GB0409271 A GB 0409271A GB 2397241 B GB2397241 B GB 2397241B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
biopsy apparatus
biopsy
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0409271A
Other versions
GB2397241A (en
GB0409271D0 (en
Inventor
Michael Evans Miller
Joseph L Mark
Charles Butcher
John Phillip Hancock
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Suros Surgical Systems Inc
Original Assignee
Suros Surgical Systems Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US09/707,022 external-priority patent/US6758824B1/en
Application filed by Suros Surgical Systems Inc filed Critical Suros Surgical Systems Inc
Priority claimed from GB0215654A external-priority patent/GB2376633B/en
Publication of GB0409271D0 publication Critical patent/GB0409271D0/en
Publication of GB2397241A publication Critical patent/GB2397241A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2397241B publication Critical patent/GB2397241B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B10/00—Instruments for taking body samples for diagnostic purposes; Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis, sex determination or ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
    • A61B10/02—Instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy
    • A61B10/0233—Pointed or sharp biopsy instruments
    • A61B10/025—Pointed or sharp biopsy instruments for taking bone, bone marrow or cartilage samples
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B10/00—Instruments for taking body samples for diagnostic purposes; Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis, sex determination or ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
    • A61B10/02—Instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy
    • A61B10/0233—Pointed or sharp biopsy instruments
    • A61B10/0283—Pointed or sharp biopsy instruments with vacuum aspiration, e.g. caused by retractable plunger or by connected syringe
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B10/00—Instruments for taking body samples for diagnostic purposes; Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis, sex determination or ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
    • A61B10/02—Instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy
    • A61B2010/0208—Biopsy devices with actuators, e.g. with triggered spring mechanisms
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B2017/00973—Surgical instruments, devices or methods pedal-operated
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B2217/00—General characteristics of surgical instruments
    • A61B2217/002—Auxiliary appliance
    • A61B2217/005—Auxiliary appliance with suction drainage system
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B2217/00—General characteristics of surgical instruments
    • A61B2217/002—Auxiliary appliance
    • A61B2217/007—Auxiliary appliance with irrigation system

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Rheumatology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Orthopedic Medicine & Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
GB0409271A 2000-11-06 2001-10-25 Biopsy apparatus Expired - Fee Related GB2397241B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/707,022 US6758824B1 (en) 2000-11-06 2000-11-06 Biopsy apparatus
US09/864,031 US6638235B2 (en) 2000-11-06 2001-05-23 Biopsy apparatus
GB0215654A GB2376633B (en) 2000-11-06 2001-10-25 Biopsy apparatus

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB0409271D0 GB0409271D0 (en) 2004-05-26
GB2397241A GB2397241A (en) 2004-07-21
GB2397241B true GB2397241B (en) 2005-02-02

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Family Applications (2)

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GB0409271A Expired - Fee Related GB2397241B (en) 2000-11-06 2001-10-25 Biopsy apparatus
GB0409276A Expired - Fee Related GB2397242B (en) 2000-11-06 2001-10-25 Biopsy apparatus

Family Applications After (1)

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GB0409276A Expired - Fee Related GB2397242B (en) 2000-11-06 2001-10-25 Biopsy apparatus

Country Status (1)

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Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USRE46135E1 (en) 2005-08-05 2016-09-06 Devicor Medical Products, Inc. Vacuum syringe assisted biopsy device
US7867173B2 (en) 2005-08-05 2011-01-11 Devicor Medical Products, Inc. Biopsy device with replaceable probe and incorporating vibration insertion assist and static vacuum source sample stacking retrieval
DE102007002855A1 (en) * 2006-06-06 2007-12-13 Wolfram Schnepp-Pesch Sampling device, in particular biopsy needle
US8668718B2 (en) 2009-06-04 2014-03-11 Rotation Medical, Inc. Methods and apparatus for fixing sheet-like materials to a target tissue

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5526822A (en) * 1994-03-24 1996-06-18 Biopsys Medical, Inc. Method and apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue
EP1040790A2 (en) * 1999-03-31 2000-10-04 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Control method for an automated surgical biopsy device
EP1319568A2 (en) * 2001-12-12 2003-06-18 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. An MRI compatible surgical biopsy device having a tip which leaves an artifact

Family Cites Families (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3347671A1 (en) * 1983-12-31 1985-07-11 Richard Wolf Gmbh, 7134 Knittlingen TISSUE SAMPLING INSTRUMENT
US6497706B1 (en) * 1998-03-03 2002-12-24 Senorx, Inc. Biopsy device and method of use
US6077230A (en) * 1998-05-14 2000-06-20 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Biopsy instrument with removable extractor

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5526822A (en) * 1994-03-24 1996-06-18 Biopsys Medical, Inc. Method and apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue
EP1040790A2 (en) * 1999-03-31 2000-10-04 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Control method for an automated surgical biopsy device
EP1319568A2 (en) * 2001-12-12 2003-06-18 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. An MRI compatible surgical biopsy device having a tip which leaves an artifact

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2397241A (en) 2004-07-21
GB2397242B (en) 2005-01-12
GB2397242A (en) 2004-07-21
GB0409276D0 (en) 2004-05-26
GB0409271D0 (en) 2004-05-26

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20171025