Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lung access device
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Application No.: US17329560Application Date: 2021-05-25
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Publication No.: US11278266B2Publication Date: 2022-03-22
- Inventor: Kenneth Michael Berliner , Josef Koblish , Chau Cao , Eza Koch , Riley Ennis
- Applicant: Verix Health, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Verix Health, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Verix Health, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Vista IP Law Group, LLP
- Agent Michael J. Bolan
- Main IPC: A61B10/04
- IPC: A61B10/04 ; A61B10/02

Abstract:
A steerable biopsy device comprises an outer sheath comprising a sheath body having a proximal sheath section and a distal sheath section. The outer sheath further comprises a distal sheath tip and a sheath lumen terminating at a distal port in the distal sheath tip. The biopsy device further comprises a biopsy needle integrated with the sheath body. The biopsy needle is slidably disposed in the sheath lumen. The biopsy needle comprises a needle shaft and a distal needle tip configured for being displaced between a stored position within the sheath lumen and a deployed position outside of the distal port of the distal sheath tip. The biopsy device further comprises an articulation control actuator configured for articulating the distal sheath section, and a needle actuator configured for distally advancing the distal needle tip from the stored position to the deployed position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220000462A1 LUNG ACCESS DEVICE Public/Granted day:2022-01-06
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