ARTICULATED MEDICAL DEVICE

摘要

The present invention is an articulated medical device incorporated into a biopsy device (10). The biopsy device (10) comprises an elongated actuator shaft (16) which is slidable within an outer sleeve (18). A jaw portion (14) coupled to the actuator shaft (16), and the outer sleeve (18) opens when the shaft is moved in a first direction relative to the sleeve then closes when the shaft is moved in a second direction relative to the sleeve.