Biopsy instrument with specimen lifting means

Claim 1

A BIOPSY INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A PAIR OF ELONGATED MUTUALLY HINGED MEMBERS EXTENDING IN A COMMON PLANE AND CONTAINING A HINGE, AN ACTIVATING HANDLE INTEGRAL WITH EACH ELONGATED MEMBER, INTERENGAGING CUTTING MEMBERS INTEGRAL WITH THE ELONGATED MEMBERS, WHICH CUTTING MEMBERS ARE IN AN UPPER AND LOWER POSITION RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER DURING THE NORMAL USE OF THE INSTRUMENT, SAID UPPER CUTTING MEMBER HAVING A CUTTING EDGE WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL IN THE NORMAL USE POSITION OF THE INSTRUMENT, SAID UPPER CUTTING MEMBER DEFINING WITHIN IT A SPECIMENT RECEIVING CAVITY, SAID LOWER CUTTING MEMBER HAVING A TIP ON THE FORWARD END THEREOF, MEANS IN AT LEAST SAID UPPER CUTTING MEMBER FOR EFFECTING HEAT TRANSFER BETWEEN SAID UPPER CUTTING MEMBER AND TISSUE BEING CUT THEREBY, A SPECIMEN LIFTING MEMBER IN SAID SPECIMEN RECEIVING CAVITY IN SAID UPPER CUTTING MEMBER FOR RECEIVING IN IT A SPECIMEN CUT BETWEEM SAID COOPERATING UPPER AND LOWER CUTTING MEMBERS, AND MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SPECIMEN LIFTING MEMBER FOR MOVING SAID SPECIMEN LIFTING MEMBER OUT OF SAID CAVITY, SAID SPECIMEN LIFTING MEMBER HAVING ONE END PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE ELONGATED MEMBER ON WHICH THE UPPER CUTTING MEMBER IS MOUNTED.