Kimberly R Lajoie

US Patent:

20160081678, Mar 24, 2016

Filed:

Sep 21, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/860329

Inventors:

- MAPLE GROVE MN, US
William BERTOLINO - Framingham MA, US
Brian GAFFNEY - Rutland MA, US
Thomas JONES - Franklin MA, US
Mickael A. JETTE - Shrewsbury MA, US
Sebastian LOAIZA - Boston MA, US
Naroun SUON - Lawrence MA, US
Daniel FAULKNER - Cambridge MA, US
Brian ALMEIDA - Newton MA, US
Kimberly LAJOIE - Seattle WA, US
Paul SMITH - Smithfield RI, US
Eric WONG - Framingham MA, US
Tantra S. BUDIMAN - Newton MA, US
Justin ELFMAN - Cherry Hill NJ, US
Vishal SHAH - Whitehall PA, US
Steven E. WALAK - Natick MA, US
Michael POWERS - Pepperell MA, US
Amie PRESTON - Groton MA, US
Mahfuza AHMED - Brookline MA, US
Daniel R. QUINN - Littleton MA, US

International Classification:

A61B 10/06
A61B 10/02

Abstract:

A device for collecting a tissue sample includes a needle extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a channel extending therethrough, the distal end including a pair of jaws, at least a first one of the jaws being movable relative to the other between an open configuration, in which the jaws are open to receive tissue therebetween, and a closed configuration in which the jaws are drawn toward one another to collect a tissue sample therein.

US Patent:

20160030019, Feb 4, 2016

Filed:

Jul 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/813430

Inventors:

- Maple Grove MN, US
Kimberly Lajoie - Seattle WA, US
Tantra Budiman - Newton MA, US
Eric Wong - Framingham MA, US
Paul Smith - Smithfield RI, US
Brian Almeida - Newton MA, US
Vishal Shah - Whitehall PA, US
Justin Elfman - Cherry Hill NJ, US
Robert B. DeVries - Northborough MA, US

International Classification:

A61B 10/02
A61B 10/04

Abstract:

A device for collecting a tissue sample includes Needle and Stylet. Needle is extending longitudinally from a proximal to a distal end and includes a lumen extending therethrough. Stylet is movably housed in the lumen and extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal to a distal end and includes a scooper at the distal end thereof. The scooper is connected to a proximal portion of Stylet via a hinge biased toward a bent position in which the scooper is bent away from the longitudinal axis. Stylet is movable between a constrained configuration and a tissue-collecting configuration. The scooper includes a channel extending longitudinally therethrough and a window extending laterally through a wall thereof in communication with the channel to collect a tissue sample therethrough as Stylet is moved from the tissue-collecting to the constrained.