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  Method of using a medical instrumentUSPTO Application #: 20060195044Title: Method of using a medical instrument Abstract: A method includes actuating a lever to move a cannula of a medical instrument from a first extended position to second retracted position; and actuating the lever to move a stylet of the medical instrument from a third extended position to a fourth retracted position. Actuating the lever comprises moving the lever from a first lever position spaced apart from a housing of the medical instrument to a second lever position closer to the housing (end of abstract)
Agent: Fish & Richardson PC - Minneapolis, MN, US Inventors: David Cooke, Michael John Bettuchi, Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl USPTO Applicaton #: 20060195044 - Class: 600564000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Surgery, Diagnostic Testing, Sampling Nonliquid Body Material (e.g., Bone, Muscle Tissue, Epithelial Cells, Etc.), Cutting The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060195044. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation application of and claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 10/300,249, filed Nov. 20, 2002, the entire contents of which being hereby fully incorporated by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The invention relates to medical instruments. BACKGROUND [0003] A biopsy needle instrument can be used to obtain a tissue specimen for microscopic examination, e.g., to determine malignancy, while preferably subjecting the patient to the least trauma. In some embodiments, the instrument has of a long, thin probe, called a stylet, within a close-fitting hollow needle, called a cannula. The stylet has a notch into which tissue can prolapse when the stylet enters the tissue. [0004] During use, a firing device first projects the stylet into tissue, followed immediately by the cannula. As the cannula slides over the stylet, the cannula severs from the surrounding mass tissue that has prolapsed into the notch of the stylet, and captures the prolapsed tissue as a specimen within the notch. The instrument can then be withdrawn and the piece of tissue removed from the stylet. SUMMARY [0005] The invention relates to medical instruments. [0006] In one aspect, the invention features a medical instrument including a housing, a stylet, a cannula, and a lever. The stylet has a portion in the housing and is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The cannula coaxially receives the stylet and has a portion in the housing. The cannula is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The lever is coupled, for example, pivotally, to the housing. The lever is configured to move, for example, sequentially, the stylet from the extended position to the retracted position, and to move the cannula from the extended position to the retracted position. [0007] Embodiments may include one or more of the following features. The engaging element engages with the housing when the cannula is in the retracted position. The instrument further includes a linkage attached to the lever, the linkage being engageable with the cannula block to move the cannula to the retracted position. The instrument further includes a stylet block attached to a proximal end of the stylet, and a latch in the housing, the latch and the stylet block engaging when the stylet is in the retracted position. The instrument further includes a linkage attached to the lever, the linkage being engageable with the stylet block to move the stylet to the retracted position. The instrument further includes a first trigger engageable with the latch to release the stylet from the retracted position. The first trigger pivotally moves the latch to disengage the latch from the stylet block. The instrument further includes a second trigger engageable with the latch to release the stylet from the retracted position. [0008] The instrument can further include a cannula block attached to a proximal end of the cannula, the cannula block having an engaging element capable of releasably holding the cannula in the retracted position. [0009] The instrument can further include a stylet block attached to a proximal end of the stylet, a cannula block attached to a proximal end of the cannula, and a linkage attached to the lever, the linkage capable of being in a first position in which the linkage is engageable with the cannula block to move the cannula to the retracted position without moving the stylet block, and in a second position in which the linkage is engageable with the stylet block to move the stylet to the retracted position. [0010] Embodiments may include one or more of the following features. The instrument further includes a first trigger configured to release the stylet from the retracted position. The first trigger is located at a proximal end of the housing. The first trigger and the lever are located on opposing surfaces of the housing. The instrument further includes a second trigger configured to release the stylet from the retracted position. The instrument further includes a lock engageable with the lever when the stylet block is in the retracted position. The instrument further includes an indicator capable of being in a condition representative of when the stylet is in the second retracted position. [0011] The instrument can further include a first trigger configured to hold the stylet in the retracted position, and a second trigger engageable with the first trigger, wherein the first and second triggers are configured to release the stylet from the retracted position. The first trigger can be pivotally attached to the housing. In some embodiments, the first trigger has a proximal end, and the second trigger has a distal end configured to engage with the proximal end of the first trigger. The proximal and distal ends can be angled. [0012] In another aspect, the invention features a medical instrument including a housing, a stylet, a cannula, a lever, and a linkage. The\a stylet has a portion in the housing and is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The cannula coaxially receives the stylet and has a portion in the housing. The cannula is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The lever is pivotally coupled to the housing. The linkage is attached to the lever. The linkage is capable of being in a first position in which the linkage is capable of moving the cannula to the retracted position without moving the stylet, and in a second position in which the linkage is capable of moving the stylet to the retracted position. The instrument can further include two triggers configured to release the stylet from the retracted position. [0013] In another aspect, the invention features a medical instrument including a housing, a stylet attached to the housing, the stylet being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and an indicator associated with the housing, the indicator providing a visual indication of the position the stylet by a change in color. [0014] In another aspect, the invention features a medical instrument including a housing, a stylet attached to the housing, the stylet being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and an indicator associated with the housing, the indicator providing a visual indication of the position the stylet by a change in symbol. [0015] In another aspect, the invention features a method including actuating a lever to move a stylet from a first extended position to a second retracted position, and actuating the lever to move a cannula from a third extended position to a fourth retracted position. [0016] Embodiments may include one or more of the following features. The method further includes releasing the lever after the stylet is moved to the second retracted position. The method further includes locking the lever after the cannula is moved. The method further includes sliding a trigger to release the stylet from the second retracted position. The method further includes pushing a trigger to release the stylet from the second retracted position. The stylet is moved without moving the cannula. The method further includes pushing a first trigger or a second trigger to release the stylet from the retracted position. Pushing the second trigger can move the first trigger out of engagement with the stylet. [0017] In another aspect, the invention features a method including pivotally actuating a lever to move a stylet from an extended position to a retracted position. [0018] In another aspect, the invention features a method including pivotally actuating a lever to move a cannula from an extended position to a retracted position. [0019] In another aspect, the invention features a medical instrument including a housing, a stylet attached to the housing, the stylet being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and two triggers associated with the housing, wherein the triggers are capable of releasing the stylet from the retracted position. [0020] One of the triggers can be at a proximal end of the housing. One of the triggers can be slidably associated with the housing. Continue reading... Full patent description for Method of using a medical instrument Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Method of using a medical instrument patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. 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