CPC A61B 10/04 (2013.01) [A61B 10/0266 (2013.01); A61B 10/0283 (2013.01); A61B 10/06 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0093 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0225 (2013.01); A61B 2090/033 (2016.02); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02)] | 19 Claims |
1. A biopsy device, comprising:
a sheath equipped with a removable stylet, the sheath comprising a terminus with a distal chamber configured with a forward facing cutting edge comprising a plurality of movable blades, the plurality of movable blades including two counter rotating blades configured perpendicular or beveled relative to a long axis of the distal chamber, each counter rotating blade configured to pivot from a separate axis; and
a manipulation end controllable by a user to plunge the forward facing cutting edge at a sampling locus after removal of the removable stylet at a depth selected by the user and to engage a cutting action by the plurality of movable blades at the depth selected to acquire at least one specimen storable in the distal chamber.
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