Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Needle biopsy device with exchangeable needle and integrated needle protection
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Application No.: US15084851Application Date: 2016-03-30
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Publication No.: US11039816B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: John O. McWeeney , Michael E. Kelly
- Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Agency: Holland & Hart LLP
- Main IPC: A61B10/02
- IPC: A61B10/02 ; A61B10/04 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/34

Abstract:
The invention provides device for needle biopsy having a novel delivery handle system for interchangeably delivering needles of various sizes to a biopsy site. The delivery handle system is adjustable in length and includes a proximal slideably disposed over a middle handle member, the middle handle member is slideably disposed over a distal handle member. The proximal handle member includes an inner hub housing component configured to interchangeably receive a needle subassembly that can be inserting into and withdrawn from the proximal handle member. The needle subassembly includes a needle of a plurality of different sizes, a needle luer, a needle hub coupled to a proximal end portion of the needle, and a needle protector subassembly. The needle protector subassembly includes a needle protection hub configured to receive the distal end of a needle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160206294A1 NEEDLE BIOPSY DEVICE WITH EXCHANGEABLE NEEDLE AND INTEGRATED NEEDLE PROTECTION Public/Granted day:2016-07-21
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