CPC A61B 10/0266 (2013.01) [A61B 10/0096 (2013.01); A61B 10/0275 (2013.01); A61B 10/0283 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0208 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0225 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A biopsy device, comprising:
(a) a body;
(b) a needle extending distally from the body;
(c) a cutter movable relative to the needle; and
(d) a tissue management assembly in communication with the cutter, the tissue management assembly including:
(i) a sample viewer integrated into the body, the sample viewer being configured to permit analysis of each tissue sample of a plurality of tissue samples as each tissue sample is received by the tissue management assembly from the cutter,
(ii) a sample basket defining a bulk sample chamber configured to receive the plurality of tissue samples, and
(iii) a tissue gate, the tissue gate being positioned between the sample viewer and the sample basket, the tissue gate being configured to selectively control transport of each tissue sample of the plurality of tissue samples from the sample viewer to the sample basket.
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