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US 12,702,388 B2

Needle with contiguous interrupted and uninterrupted helical-cut sections

US 12,702,388 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
Inventors
Christopher Ralph; Jason T. Panzenbeck
Publication date
2026-08-11
Filing date
2022-09-28
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,702,388 B2 · US12702388 · 12702388

Abstract

Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for sampling a targeted region of tissue in a body using a flexible needle including a plurality of interrupted cuts and an uninterrupted cut extending continuously from the uninterrupted cuts to reduce localized strain on the flexible needle.…

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