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Biopsy needle
Assignee: Boston Scientific Corp
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Filing: 1997-06-23
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Granted: 1999-11-23
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Expires: 2017-06-23
Abstract
Abstract A biopsy needle device includes an outer cannula having a pointed, tissue penetrating distal end and a side-notched stylet located within the cannula. The stylet and cannula are axially movable with respect to each other. The stylet is constructed from a solid rod having a notch near the distal end. The notch is bordered in portions along its length by a walled region to at least in part define a protected sample-containment space. The stylet includes a pointed, tissue penetrating distal end. The notch defines a full cylindrical region and the walled region has a semi-circular cross-section. The cross sectional area of the notch is between about 90-97% of the diameter of the rod. The wall thickness of the walled region is in the range of 0.008"-0.013". A method of taking a biopsy sample from a hard cancerous lesion is described.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael S. H. Chu
- 👤 Yem Chin
- 👤 James Bates
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:05
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B10/00; A61B10/02; A61B10/0233; A61B10/0266; A61B10/0275; A61B2010/0208
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A tissue-penetrating biopsy needle including an outer cannula and a side-notch stylet located within said cannula, said stylet being axially extendable to penetrate a tissue mass, and said cannula being axially extendable over said stylet to sever a sample of said tissue, wherein said stylet is substantially a solid rod member defining an outer perimeter and having a notch near a distal end, said notch having a notch length and including a wall defining a protected sample-containment space, said wall extending along the notch length from the perimeter of the rod member, said wall having a semi-circular cross-section, said distal end further including a tissue penetrating tip and an asymmetrically tapered portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A tissue-penetrating biopsy needle including an outer cannula and a side-notch stylet located within said cannula, said stylet being axially extendable to penetrate a tissue mass, and said cannula being axially extendable over said stylet to sever a sample of said tissue, wherein said stylet is substantially a solid rod member defining an outer perimeter and having a notch near a distal end, said notch having a notch length and including a wall defining a protected sample-containment space, said wall extending along the notch length from the perimeter of the rod member, said wall having a semi-circular cross-section, said distal end further including a tissue penetrating tip and an asymmetrically tapered portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The biopsy needle device of claim 1, further including a spring-powered driving mechanism which acts to axially extend said stylet and said cannula without permitting substantial rotation of said stylet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The biopsy needle device of claim 1, wherein said stylet comprises a pointed, tissue penetrating distal end.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The biopsy needle device of claim 1, wherein said wall includes a wall portion having a thickness in the range of 0.008"-0.013".
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The biopsy needle of claim 1, wherein said notch has a cross section defining an area that is about 90-97% of an area defined by a cross-section of said rod member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The biopsy needle device of claim 1, wherein said rod is in the range of 14 to 18 gauge.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The biopsy needle device of claim 1, wherein the length of said notch is about 10-20 mm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The biopsy needle device of claim 1, wherein the length of said notch is about 17 mm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The biopsy needle device of claim 1, wherein said solid rod member defines a longitudinal axis and said tissue penetrating tip is positioned off-center of the longitudinal axis.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The biopsy needle device of claim 5, wherein said tissue penetrating tip is axially aligned with said rod perimeter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The biopsy needle device of claim 1, wherein said taper portion extends continuously to said tissue-penetrating tip.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The biopsy needle device of claim 1, wherein said well defines a lateral opening to said containment space, said lateral opening is at least as wide as the maximum width of said sample containment space.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of taking a biopsy sample, comprising: providing a tissue-penetrating biopsy needle including an outer cannula and a side-notch stylet located within said cannula, said stylet being axially extendable to penetrate a tissue mass, and said cannula being axially extendable over said stylet to sever a sample of tissue, wherein said stylet is substantially a solid rod member defining an outer perimeter and having a notch near a distal end, said notch having a notch length and including a wall defining a protected sample-containment space, said wall having a semi-circular cross-section, said distal end including a tissue penetrating tip and an asymmetrically tapered portion, actuating said needle to pack tissue into said sample-containment space by advancing said stylet axially distally into said tissue mass, and advancing said cannula axially distally to sever said tissue sample.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of taking a biopsy sample, comprising: providing a tissue-penetrating biopsy needle including an outer cannula and a side-notch stylet located within said cannula, said stylet being axially extendable to penetrate a tissue mass, and said cannula being axially extendable over said stylet to sever a sample of tissue, wherein said stylet is substantially a solid rod member defining an outer perimeter and having a notch near a distal end, said notch having a notch length and including a wall defining a protected sample-containment space, said wall having a semi-circular cross-section, said distal end including a tissue penetrating tip and an asymmetrically tapered portion, actuating said needle to pack tissue into said sample-containment space by advancing said stylet axially distally into said tissue mass, and advancing said cannula axially distally to sever said tissue sample.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 13, comprising taking a sample from a hard cancerous lesion.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 13, wherein said wall extends continuously from the perimeter of the rod member.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 13, wherein the notch has a cross-section defining an area that is about 90-97% of an area defined by a cross-section of said rod member.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 13, wherein the wall includes a wall portion having a thickness in the range of about 0.008"-0.0013".
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 13, wherein the length of said notch is about 10-20 mm.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 13, wherein the length of said notch is about 17 mm.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 13, comprising taking a sample from bone.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 13, wherein said solid rod member defines a longitudinal axis and said tissue penetrating tip is positioned off-center of the longitudinal axis.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 13, wherein said tissue penetrating tip is axially aligned with said rod perimeter.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 13, wherein said taper portion extends continuously to said tissue-penetrating tip.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 13, wherein said wall defines a lateral opening to said containment space, said lateral opening is at least as wide as the maximum width of said sample containment space.
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