ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,337, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Devicor Medical Products Inc. (Cincinnati).
"Needle rotation mechanism for biopsy needle" was invented by David C. McBreen (Cincinnati) and Justin Rebellino (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biopsy device includes a probe, a needle, a cutter, and a manually actuated needle rotation assembly. The probe includes a probe housing. The needle extends from the probe. The cutter is disposed within the needle. The cutter defines a cutter lumen and at least partially defines a vent lumen between an exterior of the cutter and an interior of the needle. The needle rotation assembly includes a p...