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7611475 |
Rotational core biopsy device with liquid cryogen adhesion probe
A device for biopsy of body tissue. The device is driven by liquid CO2, and is provided with a control system to control various components to effectuate rotating core biopsies.
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7611473 |
Tissue extraction and maceration device
Devices and methods are provided for extracting and macerating tissue, and optionally for depositing the tissue onto a tissue scaffold. The device generally includes an outer tube having a...
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7608049 |
Biopsy needle
According to one embodiment, a biopsy needle for removal of tissue from a patient includes an outer tube having a distal end and an inner tube disposed within the outer tube. The needle includes a...
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7585281 |
Vacuum-actuated tissue perforation device for establishing pneumoperitoneum
A tissue perforation device and method. The device preferably includes a housing having a housing pass-through, a penetrator securely and sealably positioned so that the penetrator device passes...
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7549978 |
Needle assembly
A needle assembly has a first body and a guide rod supported for sliding movement between an extended position and a retracted position. A second body is attached to the guide rod. The second body...
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7517691 |
Device for and method of testing occult blood in feces
The presence of occult blood in feces is detected using device including a liquid tight packet containing a sheet of absorbent material impregnated with a liquid solution that reacts with feces to...
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7517321 |
Quick cycle biopsy system
A method for extracting a tissue sample includes altering the pressure inside the lumen of a cannula to facilitate extraction of a tissue sample from the cannula. One aspect of the invention...
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7507209 |
Method of establishing pneumoperitoneum
A tissue perforation device and method. The device preferably includes a housing having a housing pass-through, a penetrator device securely and sealably positioned so that the penetrator device...
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7497833 |
Biopsy apparatus with vacuum relief
A biopsy apparatus including a housing having a distal end, an outer cannula, an inner cannula, at least one motor, a vacuum source, and a leak path is disclosed. The outer cannula defines a first...
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7494472 |
Ductal lavage catheter having an off-axis tip
A ductal access device is provided for accessing a breast duct and collecting biological material from within the duct. The access device may include an elongated member having an outer diameter...
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7491176 |
Kit for obtaining an endoarterial biopsy sample
A kit for obtaining an endoarterial biopsy sample from a patient including packaging material enclosing one or more kit components; the kit components include instruments use to perform a surgical...
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7470237 |
Biopsy instrument with improved needle penetration
The present invention provides a biopsy instrument with improved needle penetration for piercing dense tissue. The device may comprise a needle slidably retained in a housing. The device may...
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7468041 |
Modular surgical instrument with reciprocable implement
Surgical instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery are described. The instruments have parts that are easily separable and easily assembled. A reciprocal slide member is operable by a cam...
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7452338 |
Intracoelomic mobile body, and capsule-type ultrasonic endoscope
An intracoelomic mobile body comprising: a capsule body which has a body to be rotated and can be introduced into the human body; and a rotation drive unit which has a rotation shaft for freely...
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7449001 |
Sampling device and method for obtaining samples of internal body substances and method for producing a sampling device
A sampling device for obtaining samples of internal body substances in the digestive system is a swallowable capsule which allows a sample of the body substance to enter the capsule through an...
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7419472 |
Biopsy instrument with internal specimen collection mechanism
A biopsy instrument with an internal specimen collection mechanism is provided.
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7416533 |
Marking biopsy sites
A needle biopsy system for marking a sampling site is described.
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7414535 |
Attack deterrent and attacker identification system
A system for deterring an attack and adding with identification and apprehension of an attacker is disclosed. A vessel containing materials capable of leaving stain, odor, or other markings on the...
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7405056 |
Tissue punch and tissue sample labeling methods and devices for microarray preparation, archiving and documentation
A workstation that provides an efficient method to collect biological tissues in a column tissue array format from blocks of embedded, frozen tissues, or fresh tissues. The workstation has a...
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7402140 |
Rotational core biopsy device with liquid cryogen adhesion probe
A device for biopsy of body tissue. The device is driven by liquid CO2, and is provided with a control system to control various components to effectuate rotating core biopsies.
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7386154 |
Method to identify the mechanical properties of a material
Method to identify the mechanical properties of a material starting from at least a digitalized image of a sample of the material. The image of the sample to be analyzed is processed to achieve a...
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7384401 |
Apparatus and method of use for identifying and monitoring women at risk of developing ovarian surface epithelium derived carcinomas
An apparatus and method of use thereof for identifying and monitoring women at risk of developing OSE-derived carcinomas is provided. The apparatus includes an introducer needle configured to be...
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7381288 |
Specimen labeling system
A method for handling, labeling, identifying and/or organizing specimens removed from a patient during surgery performed in the sterile field may include placing a specimen identification sheet in...
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7377902 |
Biopsy anchor device with cutter
A device for accessing and for isolating a desired site within a patient's body, and for obtaining a body of tissue from a patient at the site that includes an electrosurgical cutting electrode...
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7351210 |
Biopsy device with piston advance
A biopsy device is provided. The biopsy device can include a cutter which is advanced through a first portion of its stroke by a differential fluid pressure acting on a piston. A mechanical drive...
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7329227 |
Forward-fired automatic tissue sampling apparatus with safety lock
An apparatus for the automated and facilitated handling and operation of a biopsy needle system, having a first needle component and a second needle component. The first and second needles are...
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7322990 |
Needle guide for stereotactic biopsy
In a biopsy system having a biopsy needle guide secured to a needle guide support bracket, a biopsy needle guide is provided that includes a body having a periphery that defines an edge of the...
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7316654 |
Illuminated nipple cup
A device suitable for viewing and illuminating a mammary duct orifice comprising a hollow receptacle defining an interior volume and an open aperture at a distal end thereof sized to circumscribe...
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7311671 |
Device for sample collection and storage
The present application describes a device for collecting biological samples comprising at least one collection protrusion comprising at least one tip; and at least one pad for contacting the tip.
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7309316 |
Magnetic needle biopsy
An apparatus and method for performing biopsies in-vivo using magnetically labeled nanoparticles is disclosed. One embodiment of the apparatus is called a magnetic needle. When used in a biopsy,...
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7280866 |
Non-invasive screening of skin diseases by visible/near-infrared spectroscopy
A non-invasive tool for skin disease diagnosis would be a useful clinical adjunct. The purpose of this study was to determine whether visible/near-infrared spectroscopy can be used to...
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7280865 |
Anchored fiducial apparatus and method
An anchored fiducial apparatus is described. The fiducial apparatus anchors itself in the target region once inserted so that the fiducial apparatus does not move relative to the target region.
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7278972 |
Combined bone marrow aspiration and core biopsy device
A combined bone marrow aspiration and core biopsy device. A large bore cannula includes a coaxial stylet which seals both ends of the cannula, allowing fluid to be aspirated through the space...
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7236816 |
Biopsy and sampling needle antennas for magnetic resonance imaging-guided biopsies
Herein is disclosed a magnetic resonance imaging antenna, including an inner conductor, an outer shield slideably displaceable with respect to the inner conductor, and an insulator electrically...
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7235055 |
Sampling device including transponder for electronic tracking and identification
A sampling device ( 10 ) characterised by a male portion comprising a male base portion ( 12 ) and a sample removal means ( 30 ), and a female portion comprising a first female base portion ( 14 )...
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7232414 |
System and method for capturing body tissue samples
A system and method provides for the capture of body tissue samples such as lymph nodes. The system includes a bag formed of a flexible material having a first end opened for receiving the body...
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7229417 |
Methods for marking a biopsy site
Implantable devices and methods of use are disclosed for marking the location of a biopsy or surgery for the purpose of identification. The methods include providing a biodegradable radiodense...
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7226457 |
Epidermal sampling apparatus and method
Apparatus for abrading a small sample of epidermis for bio-analytical processing and method of using same. The apparatus removes small samples of epidermal tissue with efficiency, minimal...
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7226423 |
Aspiration needle with venting feature
An aspirating needle for collecting a specimen including an elongated hollow body that includes a first lumen portion and a second lumen portion. The first lumen portion is open at both ends for...
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7204810 |
Autogenous bone collection and delivery system
A selective filtering collection and delivery system for collecting and delivering autogenous bone to and from a surgical site is provided. The selective filtering collection device includes a...
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7198629 |
Modified ear tags and method for removing tissue
The invention relates to modified ear tags comprising a mandrel-type plate ( 10 ), a counter plate ( 11 ), in addition to a container for receiving a sample ( 1 ) and a means for obtaining the...
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7195601 |
Method of opening a ductal sphincter using controlled fluid pressure
The invention provides methods, devices, and systems for collecting breast ductal fluids. The devices include a ductal access device comprising a low profile, ergonomic manifold hub usable to...
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7182754 |
Containerless tissue sample collection trap
A containerless tissue sample collection trap featuring, in the preferred embodiment, a flexible filter and an applicator having a shaft terminating in a distal end with a channel therein receiving...
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7179232 |
Controlled orifice sampling needle
A bone marrow sampling device is provided, including an outer cannula having a sidewall with a plurality of openings and a distal tissue penetrating tip. An inner cannula is positioned within the...
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7174201 |
Position sensing system with integral location pad and position display
Apparatus for performing a medical procedure on a tissue within a body of a subject includes a wireless tag which is fixed to the tissue and includes a first sensor coil. A second sensor coil is...
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7172558 |
Device for containing and analyzing surgically excised tissue and related methods
A collection device and method of use for excised tissue immobilization, removal of core samples from immobilized tissue and transport of the tissue for specimen radiography and pathological...
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7169167 |
Endoscopic apparatus and method
The present invention is directed to a medical device, such as an endoscopic device, configured to be loaded into a channel of an endoscope prior to insertion of the endoscope into a body, and a...
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7163514 |
Specimen collection and application apparatus
A device for quantitively collecting, preserving and mailing a specimen of fecal or other biological matter for later analysis comprises a tubular vessel defining a chamber closed at one end by a...
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7160292 |
Needle kit and method for microwave ablation, track coagulation, and biopsy
A modular biopsy, ablation and track coagulation needle apparatus is disclosed that allows the biopsy needle to be inserted into the delivery needle and removed when not needed, and that allows an...
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7156814 |
Apparatus and method for harvesting and handling tissue samples for biopsy analysis
A sectional cassette ( 10 ) for use in a process for harvesting and handling tissue samples for biopsy analysis is disclosed. In the procedure, a tissue biopsy sample is placed on a tissue trapping...
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