CA2055368A1 - Biopsy device with bipolar coagulation capability - Google Patents
Biopsy device with bipolar coagulation capabilityInfo
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Abstract
BIOPSY DEVICE WITH BIPOLAR COAGULATION CAPABILITY
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A biopsy instrument comprises an elongated flexible tube having a sharpened metal sleeve affixed to its distal end. An anvil member is affixed to the distal end of an elongated rod or wire which fits through the lumen of the tube and which is reciprocally moveable in the longitudinal direction by appropriately manipulating a handle device affixed to the proximal end of the tube. Affixed to the anvil member and electrically connected to the rod is an electrode. Means are provided for connecting an RF voltage between the electrode and metal sleeve for coagulating blood at the site where a tissue sample is excised from the internal wall of a body organ. The tissue sample is excised by positioning it against the sharpened edge of the metal sleeve and drawing back on the anvil to sever the sample and draw it into the interior of the sleeve where it remains until removed.
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A biopsy instrument comprises an elongated flexible tube having a sharpened metal sleeve affixed to its distal end. An anvil member is affixed to the distal end of an elongated rod or wire which fits through the lumen of the tube and which is reciprocally moveable in the longitudinal direction by appropriately manipulating a handle device affixed to the proximal end of the tube. Affixed to the anvil member and electrically connected to the rod is an electrode. Means are provided for connecting an RF voltage between the electrode and metal sleeve for coagulating blood at the site where a tissue sample is excised from the internal wall of a body organ. The tissue sample is excised by positioning it against the sharpened edge of the metal sleeve and drawing back on the anvil to sever the sample and draw it into the interior of the sleeve where it remains until removed.
Description
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BIOPSY DEVICE WITH BIPOLAR COAGULATION CAPABLLITY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
I. Field o~ the Inven~ion: This invention rela~es generally to tisæue biopsy apparatus, and more particularly to a hiopsy instrument which may be used in combination with an endoscope for excising suspicious tissue samples from an interior wall of an internal organ and which incorporates a pair of bipolar electrodes at the distal end thereo~ for subsequently coagulating bleedlng blood vessels ~ollowing excision o~ the tissue sample.
II. Di~scussion o~ the Prior Art: The prior art device over which the present invention is deemed to be an improvement comprises an elongated tube having a reciprocally moveable control rod extending through the lumen thereof and affixed at its distal end are tiny clamshell-like tongs which can be made to open and close when a lever mechanism at the proximal end of the elongated tube is manipulated. The device is dimensioned to pass through an endoscope and, in use, the clamshell tongs, in their opPn disposition, are made to approach the vessel wall in a perpendicular direction at the location where the tissue sample is to be excised. Then, by manipulating the handle at the proximal end of the instrument, the tongs are made to close on the sample which is pinched and partially cut by the edges of the clamshell tongs. As skilled surgeons will appreciate, when a vessel wall is approached ~rom the perpendicular direction, the chances ~or per~oration of that vessel wall are considerably greatar than when the approach is made at a 0 angle relative to the wall.
The prior art instrument over which the present invention is deemed to be an improvement also provides ~or electrocautery.
However~ rather than being a bipolar device, it is monopolar, thereby requiring a large area body ~lectrode positioned at a ~n~s3~
location on the skin surface qulte remote from the site o~ the biopsy. The coagulating current is applied between the clamshell tip on the biopsy instrument~and the body plate and, ayain, the risk of perforation is increased by virtue of the monopolar electrode configuration employed.
Another drawback of the above-described prior art biopsy instrument is that the tissue sample is held between the closed clamshell halves and during electrocaukery, the sample may be destroyed by the high temperatures to which it is exposed. This may preclude a pathologist from accurately determininy the nature of the cells contained in the excised sample.
The prior art instrument can only be used to remove a sinyle sample from the vessel wall without having to first remove the instrument from the endoscope and then reinsert it to gather a second sample. This is due to the fact that after a first sample is excised and held in the jaws of the clamshell, it will be lost when the clamshell is reopened in an attempt to excise the second sample.
The linkage mechanism affixed to the distal end of the elongated tube ~or operating the clamshell halves is difficult to assemble which significantly increases the cost of the instrument.
In fact, the cost is too high to allow the instrument to be considered as a practical single-use or disposable instrument.
OBJECTS
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide an improved biopsy instrument for excising tissue samples from the interior wall of a hollow body organ;
Another object of the invention is to provide a biopsy device of the type described which includes a mean for coagulating blood at the site of the excision.
A ~urther object of the invention ls to provide an improved b:iopsy device for excising tissue samples ~rom the interior wall of ,' a hollow body organ whe.re t~e tissue sample ls approach at a 0 angle relative to the wall surface on which the sample is growing.
Another ob~ect o~ the invention is to provide an improved biopsy instrument o~ the type described in which a bipolar electrode system is used for coagulation.
Still another object oE the invention is to provide a biopsy instrument for removing tissue samples Erom the interior wall of a hollow body organ and which includes bipolar electrocautery electrodes configured such that the heat produced for coagulation does not destroy the tissue sample.
Yet another object of the invention is to provide an improved biopsy instrument which may be introduced through an endoscope and used to successively remove one or more tissue samples from the interior wall of a hollow body organ without having to retract the instrument ~rom the endoscope between each sample.
A yet further object of the invention is to pro~ide an improved biopsy device for removing tissue samples from a hollow internal organ which is suf~iciently simple in its construction so as to be disposable from an economic standpoint.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The foregoing objects and advantages of tha invention are achieved by providing a biopsy instrument comprising an elongated tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a lu~en extending therebetween, the outside diameter of the tube being sufficiently small to readily pass through an endoscope. Extending through the lumen o~ the tube is a first wire or rod which is reciprocally moveable and a second wire which remains stationary. The stationary wire is connected at its distal end to an annular cutter 2~)~53(~
in the form of a tubular riny or sleeve made from stainless steel or another suitable metal. The distal edge o~ the cutter is honed to the sharpness of a surgical scalpel. Fitted onto the distal end of the reciprocally moveabls wire or rod is an insulating anvil whose outside dimension allows it to fit within the central opening in the annular cutter with a close tolerance. The anvil terminates in a conductive metal dome. This dome is electrically joined to the reciprocally moveable wire or rod and forms, with the conductive cutter, a pair of bipolar electrodes. When the biopsy device is inserted through an endoscope and allowed to project out its distal end, the anvil is initially in its retracted condition relative to the cutter and, hence, the sharpened edge of the cutter is shielded to prevent inadvertent cutting of tissue. As the surgical ~ield is viewed through the endoscope, the ring cutter is positioned just proximal of the tissue sample and then the handle is manipulated to extend the anvil distal of the sample. When so positioned, the handle is then manipulated to draw the anvil back against and into tha cutker, shearing off the tissue sample and storing it within the annular cutter. Any bleeding caused by the cutting can now be coagulatPd by applying a RF voltage across the ; bipolar electrodes (the ring and metal dome) while moving the instrument back and forth across the site o~ the excision.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The foregoing features, objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment, especially when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like numerals in the several views refer to corresponding parts.
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Figure 1 .i~ a perspective view of the biopsy instrument in accordance with the present invention;
Figure 2 is a greatly enlarged cross-sectional view of the distal end portion of the instrument of Figure 1 with the anvil extended;
Figure 3 is a greatly enlarged cross-sectional view of the distal end portion of the instrument of Figure 1 with the anvil member shown retracted into the cutting sleeve;
Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the distal end portion of the biopsy device in accordance with an alternative embodiment; and Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the distal end portion of the embodiment of Figure 4 with the tissue sample cut and contained thereinO
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to Figure 1, there is shown a perspective view of a biopsy device primarily intended for use in the gastrointestinal tract for gathering tissue samples Eor later pathological examination. The device is indicated generally by numeral 10 and is seen to include an elongated flexible plastic tube or sheath 12 having a proximal end 14, a distal end 16 and a lumen 18 running therebetween. The proximal end of the tube 12 is affixed to a stationary portion 2n of a handle assembly 22.
The handle 22 includes a longitudinally displaceable slide block disposed in a longitudinal slot formed in the stationary member 20, the slide block being attached to a tran~versely extending wing member 24 having two finger receiving openings 26 formed therein. Also a~fixed to the stationary member 20 is a thumb-receiving ring 28 which allows the physician to readily grasp the handle and manipulate the slide 24 back and forth in the longitudinal direction.
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A~ can also be ~een ln Figure 1, and perhaps more clearly in the enlarged distal end viaws o~ FigurQs 2 and 3, there is af~ixed to the distal end of the tube~12 a metal ring or sleeve 30 which is beveled at its distal edge 32 to ~orm a sharp cuttlng edge. To facilitate the attachment of the metal sleeve 30 to the di6tal end 16 o~ the tube 12, it has been found convenient to provide an insulating plug 34 which may be fabricated from a ~uitable plastic, such as medical-grade polysulfone. Alternatively, the plug 34 may be formed from a ceramic, such as aluminum oxide or other ceramic.
The plug 34 is fitted into the distal end of the tube and held in place by a suikable adhesiva. The metal sleeve 30 may then be crimped or adhesively bonded onto a portion of the plug 34 extending outward from the distal end 16 of the tube 12.
Extending through the lumen 18 o~ the device 10 is an elongated rod or conductor 36 whose proximal end is fitted into the slide block o~ the handle assembly 22 in the manner disclosed in the above-captioned pending application and whose distal end extends through a longitudinal bore 38 formed in the plug 34. When the member 24 is advanced in the distal direction, the end of-the rod 36 projects in the distal direction beyond the beveled edge 32 of the sleeve 30. Secured to the distal end portion o~ the rod 36 is an insulative (plastic or ceramic) anvil member 40 whose outer diameter is only slightly less than the internal diameter of the metal sleeve 30. The proximal end o~ the anvil member 40 is preferably beveled as at 42 to facilitate its entrance into the sleeve 30 when the slide assembly 24 i5 moved in the proximal direction (see Figure 3).
Bonded or otherwise affixed to the forward or distal end of the anvil 40 is a dome-shaped metal electrode 44. As is apparent from the enlarged views of Figures 2 and 3, the metal electrode 3 6 ~
member 44 i6 in electrical contact with the rod 36 which extends the length o~ the tubular member 12. A short length o~ insulation 46 covers the rod 36 at a ~ocation just proximal of the anvil member 40 and, in practice, may either comprise an insulating coating directly on the wire 36 or a piece of heat~shrink tubing whose outside diameter is larger than that of the bore 38 formed in the plug 34. The length of the insulating member 46 allows a portion of the anvil 40 to slide into the sleeve 30 while still acting as a stop to prevent the anvil from totally entering the sleeve 30 and abutting the front face of the plug 34.
It is also to be noted in FicJures 2 and 3 that the plug 34 includes a further bore or passageway 48 extending longitudinally therethrough. This passage is intended to allow a fluid, e.g., pressurized air or a liquid injected through a flushing port 50 in the handle assembly 22 and flowing through the lumen 18 o~ the tube 12 to dislodge a collected tissue sample, all as will be further described hereinbelow.
A conductive wire 52 extends through the lumen 18 of the tube 12 and is electrically connected at its distal end, at 54, to the metal sleeve 30. Connected to the proximal end of the wire 52 and the conductive rod 36 is an electrical lead 56 which enters the handle assembly 22 and has its wiras crimped to the conductors 52 and 36 in the manner described in the aforerPferenced application.
The leads 56 include plug-type connectors 58 (allowing the biopsy instrument of the present invention to be connected to an electrosurgical generator whereby a predetermined RF voltagq may be applied. A suitable electrosurgical generator for use with the biopsy instrument of the present invention is disclosed in the Stasz et al. U.S. Patent No. 4,903,696.
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For purposes o~ example only and with no limitation intended, the tube 12 may be formed from a variety of plastic materials, including polyethylena, poIyester, Te~lon~, etc. The tubing 12 may have an outside diameter of .090 in. and an internal diameter of 5.060 in. The sleeve 30 may be formed from 13 yauge stainless steel tubing and, as such, wlll have an outside diameter of 0.091 in. and an internal diameter of 0.081 in. The length of the sleeve 30 may be about 0.15 in. The plug 34 may have a diameter of 0.065 in. ~or that portion thereof which fits illtO the tube 12. The portion 10supporting the sleeve 30 will prPferably have an outside diameter of 0.080 in., allowing lt to fit within the sleeve 30. ~he bore 38 ~or accommodating the rod 36 may be 0.0145 in. diameter.
The portion of the anvil 40 adapted to fit within the sleeve 30 may be approximately 0.065 in. in length and will have an O.D.
15of 0.078 in. A 10 bev~l on the proximal edge facilitates its ability to fit within the sleeve 30 when the handle assembly 22 is appropriately manipulated. The length of the insulator 46 should be 0.062 in. with tha dimensions of the other parts as previously indicated.
20Having described the physical features o~ the biopsy instrument o~ the present invention, consideration will next be given to its mode of use.
OPERATION
The instrument 10 of the present invention, when used to 25remove and capture immature polyps on the internal wall of the colon, will be inserted through the lumen o~ a viewing endoscope and advanced to the location of the immature polyp. Once so positioned, the surgeon will manipulate the handle 22 by advancing the slide 24 in the distal direction, causing the anvil and its 30attached electrodes 40-44 to move out o~ the sleeve 30 and across 3 6 ~
the tis~ue sample 60 (Fiyure 2). The beveled end 32 of the riny~
shaped cutter 30 will remain proximal of the tissue sample 60 to be removed. Once the anvil and ~leeve are appropriately positi.oned as indicated, the physician will move the ~lide 24 in the proximal direction, tensioning the rod 36 and pulliny the anvil 40 toward and against the sharpened edge 32 of the sleeve 30. The tissue ,, 1/ .
sample 60 will be forced against the sharp cutting eAge-and excised. As the anvil is retractlsd into the sleeve, the ti~ue sample will also be drawn into the sleeve and captured there. Any remaining polypoid tissue can be eradicated, ancl bleeding caused by the excision of the tissue sample can now be coagulated by activating the electrosurgical generator ancl applying an RF voltage across the leads 56 which connect to the conductors 36 and 52 leading to the movable electrode 44 and the stationary cutter sleeve 30, respectively. The sleeve along with electrode 44 form a bipolar pair and when the gap 62 between the two is wiped across bleeding blood vessel~, coagulation and hemostasis takes place.
Because the insulator 46 surrounds the rod 36, the tissue sample 60 is prevented from touching both th~ sleeve 30 and the rod 36 during cauterization and, hence, is not exposed to the RF voltage which might otherwise destroy the sample.
In that thP tissue sample is firmly contained within the central opening of the ring cutter, the instrument can be repositioned relative to another sample and the removal/
cauterization steps repeatedO Hence, multiple samples can be gathered be~ore extracting the instrument 10 ~rom the endoscope.
The instrument can now be withdrawn from the endoscope and with the slide 24 pushed in the distal dire~tion, the distal end of the sleeve 30 is no longer blocked. If the tissue sample 60 will not fall out Wit}l shaking, a syringe full of an appropriate Eluid ~5368 can be connected to the ~lushiny port 50 on the handle assembly 22 and when squeezed, the pressurized fluid will ~low through the lumen 18 of the instrument ~nd throuyh the bore 48 formed in the plug 34 to dislodye tissua sample 60 into an appropriate container.
ALTERNATIVE EMBODIMENT
Referring now to Figures 4 and 5, there is shown an alternative embodiment of the pre!sent inven~ion. Rather than having the tubular cutting blade 30 mounted as the stationary member on the distal end of the flaxible plastic tube 12 as in the embodiment of Fiyures 1 through 3, in thi6 alternative arrangement, the metal tubular blade 64 is made movable while the anvil 66 is fixedly attached to the distal end 16 of the flexible tube 12.
More particularly, the longitudinally movable rod 36 extends through a bore 68 formed in the anvil 66 and secursd to the distal end of the rod is a metal disk 70. Surrounding the disk 70 and condu~tively joined thereto is the tukular blade 6~ having its sharpened beveled edge 32 facing the anvil 66. The outside diameter of the anvil in the portion identified by numeral 71 is slightly less than the internal diameter of the sleeve 64 such that when the rod 36 is pulled in the proximate direction, the portion 70 will enter the sleeve with a close tolerance. It also includes a segment 72 of ~lightly larger diameter which thereby creates a shoulder stop to limit the extent to which the portion 71 may be inserted into the chamber or cavity within the sleeve 64.
Located just proximal of the segment 72 is a ring electrode 74 which is bonded or otherwise affixed to the anvil member 66. An elongated flexible conductor 52 extends through the lumen 18 of the tube 12 and through a bore formed in the anvil member 66 allowing the distal end thereof to be welded and, therefore, el ctrically joined to the ring electrode 74. A handle member like that shown ~5~3~
in Fiqure 1 will be a~tached to the proximal end of the tube 12 and appropriately attached to the rod 36 so that manipulation of the slide 24 relative to the mem~er 20 will al:low the metal sleeve 64 to be moved from the position shown in Figure 4 to that shown in Figure 5. In doing so, the t:Lssue segment to be examined identified by the numeral 60 is sheared off by the honed edye 32 o:E
the sleeve 64 and captured within the interior of that sleeve as shown in Figure 5. Again, when cauterization is desired, an appropriate RF voltage is applied between the conductive rod 36 and the wire 52 causing an arc to form between the bipolar e.leatrodes including the metal slee.ve 64 and the ring electrode 74.
This invention has been described herein in considerable detail in order to comply with the Patent Statutes and to provide those skilled in the art with the information needed to apply the novel principles and to construct and use such specialized components as are required. However, it is to be understood that the invention can be carried out by specifically different equipment and devices, and that various modifications, both as to the equipment details and operating procedures, can be accomplished without departing from the scope of the invention itself.
What is claimed is:
BIOPSY DEVICE WITH BIPOLAR COAGULATION CAPABLLITY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
I. Field o~ the Inven~ion: This invention rela~es generally to tisæue biopsy apparatus, and more particularly to a hiopsy instrument which may be used in combination with an endoscope for excising suspicious tissue samples from an interior wall of an internal organ and which incorporates a pair of bipolar electrodes at the distal end thereo~ for subsequently coagulating bleedlng blood vessels ~ollowing excision o~ the tissue sample.
II. Di~scussion o~ the Prior Art: The prior art device over which the present invention is deemed to be an improvement comprises an elongated tube having a reciprocally moveable control rod extending through the lumen thereof and affixed at its distal end are tiny clamshell-like tongs which can be made to open and close when a lever mechanism at the proximal end of the elongated tube is manipulated. The device is dimensioned to pass through an endoscope and, in use, the clamshell tongs, in their opPn disposition, are made to approach the vessel wall in a perpendicular direction at the location where the tissue sample is to be excised. Then, by manipulating the handle at the proximal end of the instrument, the tongs are made to close on the sample which is pinched and partially cut by the edges of the clamshell tongs. As skilled surgeons will appreciate, when a vessel wall is approached ~rom the perpendicular direction, the chances ~or per~oration of that vessel wall are considerably greatar than when the approach is made at a 0 angle relative to the wall.
The prior art instrument over which the present invention is deemed to be an improvement also provides ~or electrocautery.
However~ rather than being a bipolar device, it is monopolar, thereby requiring a large area body ~lectrode positioned at a ~n~s3~
location on the skin surface qulte remote from the site o~ the biopsy. The coagulating current is applied between the clamshell tip on the biopsy instrument~and the body plate and, ayain, the risk of perforation is increased by virtue of the monopolar electrode configuration employed.
Another drawback of the above-described prior art biopsy instrument is that the tissue sample is held between the closed clamshell halves and during electrocaukery, the sample may be destroyed by the high temperatures to which it is exposed. This may preclude a pathologist from accurately determininy the nature of the cells contained in the excised sample.
The prior art instrument can only be used to remove a sinyle sample from the vessel wall without having to first remove the instrument from the endoscope and then reinsert it to gather a second sample. This is due to the fact that after a first sample is excised and held in the jaws of the clamshell, it will be lost when the clamshell is reopened in an attempt to excise the second sample.
The linkage mechanism affixed to the distal end of the elongated tube ~or operating the clamshell halves is difficult to assemble which significantly increases the cost of the instrument.
In fact, the cost is too high to allow the instrument to be considered as a practical single-use or disposable instrument.
OBJECTS
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide an improved biopsy instrument for excising tissue samples from the interior wall of a hollow body organ;
Another object of the invention is to provide a biopsy device of the type described which includes a mean for coagulating blood at the site of the excision.
A ~urther object of the invention ls to provide an improved b:iopsy device for excising tissue samples ~rom the interior wall of ,' a hollow body organ whe.re t~e tissue sample ls approach at a 0 angle relative to the wall surface on which the sample is growing.
Another ob~ect o~ the invention is to provide an improved biopsy instrument o~ the type described in which a bipolar electrode system is used for coagulation.
Still another object oE the invention is to provide a biopsy instrument for removing tissue samples Erom the interior wall of a hollow body organ and which includes bipolar electrocautery electrodes configured such that the heat produced for coagulation does not destroy the tissue sample.
Yet another object of the invention is to provide an improved biopsy instrument which may be introduced through an endoscope and used to successively remove one or more tissue samples from the interior wall of a hollow body organ without having to retract the instrument ~rom the endoscope between each sample.
A yet further object of the invention is to pro~ide an improved biopsy device for removing tissue samples from a hollow internal organ which is suf~iciently simple in its construction so as to be disposable from an economic standpoint.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The foregoing objects and advantages of tha invention are achieved by providing a biopsy instrument comprising an elongated tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a lu~en extending therebetween, the outside diameter of the tube being sufficiently small to readily pass through an endoscope. Extending through the lumen o~ the tube is a first wire or rod which is reciprocally moveable and a second wire which remains stationary. The stationary wire is connected at its distal end to an annular cutter 2~)~53(~
in the form of a tubular riny or sleeve made from stainless steel or another suitable metal. The distal edge o~ the cutter is honed to the sharpness of a surgical scalpel. Fitted onto the distal end of the reciprocally moveabls wire or rod is an insulating anvil whose outside dimension allows it to fit within the central opening in the annular cutter with a close tolerance. The anvil terminates in a conductive metal dome. This dome is electrically joined to the reciprocally moveable wire or rod and forms, with the conductive cutter, a pair of bipolar electrodes. When the biopsy device is inserted through an endoscope and allowed to project out its distal end, the anvil is initially in its retracted condition relative to the cutter and, hence, the sharpened edge of the cutter is shielded to prevent inadvertent cutting of tissue. As the surgical ~ield is viewed through the endoscope, the ring cutter is positioned just proximal of the tissue sample and then the handle is manipulated to extend the anvil distal of the sample. When so positioned, the handle is then manipulated to draw the anvil back against and into tha cutker, shearing off the tissue sample and storing it within the annular cutter. Any bleeding caused by the cutting can now be coagulatPd by applying a RF voltage across the ; bipolar electrodes (the ring and metal dome) while moving the instrument back and forth across the site o~ the excision.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The foregoing features, objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment, especially when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like numerals in the several views refer to corresponding parts.
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Figure 1 .i~ a perspective view of the biopsy instrument in accordance with the present invention;
Figure 2 is a greatly enlarged cross-sectional view of the distal end portion of the instrument of Figure 1 with the anvil extended;
Figure 3 is a greatly enlarged cross-sectional view of the distal end portion of the instrument of Figure 1 with the anvil member shown retracted into the cutting sleeve;
Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the distal end portion of the biopsy device in accordance with an alternative embodiment; and Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the distal end portion of the embodiment of Figure 4 with the tissue sample cut and contained thereinO
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to Figure 1, there is shown a perspective view of a biopsy device primarily intended for use in the gastrointestinal tract for gathering tissue samples Eor later pathological examination. The device is indicated generally by numeral 10 and is seen to include an elongated flexible plastic tube or sheath 12 having a proximal end 14, a distal end 16 and a lumen 18 running therebetween. The proximal end of the tube 12 is affixed to a stationary portion 2n of a handle assembly 22.
The handle 22 includes a longitudinally displaceable slide block disposed in a longitudinal slot formed in the stationary member 20, the slide block being attached to a tran~versely extending wing member 24 having two finger receiving openings 26 formed therein. Also a~fixed to the stationary member 20 is a thumb-receiving ring 28 which allows the physician to readily grasp the handle and manipulate the slide 24 back and forth in the longitudinal direction.
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A~ can also be ~een ln Figure 1, and perhaps more clearly in the enlarged distal end viaws o~ FigurQs 2 and 3, there is af~ixed to the distal end of the tube~12 a metal ring or sleeve 30 which is beveled at its distal edge 32 to ~orm a sharp cuttlng edge. To facilitate the attachment of the metal sleeve 30 to the di6tal end 16 o~ the tube 12, it has been found convenient to provide an insulating plug 34 which may be fabricated from a ~uitable plastic, such as medical-grade polysulfone. Alternatively, the plug 34 may be formed from a ceramic, such as aluminum oxide or other ceramic.
The plug 34 is fitted into the distal end of the tube and held in place by a suikable adhesiva. The metal sleeve 30 may then be crimped or adhesively bonded onto a portion of the plug 34 extending outward from the distal end 16 of the tube 12.
Extending through the lumen 18 o~ the device 10 is an elongated rod or conductor 36 whose proximal end is fitted into the slide block o~ the handle assembly 22 in the manner disclosed in the above-captioned pending application and whose distal end extends through a longitudinal bore 38 formed in the plug 34. When the member 24 is advanced in the distal direction, the end of-the rod 36 projects in the distal direction beyond the beveled edge 32 of the sleeve 30. Secured to the distal end portion o~ the rod 36 is an insulative (plastic or ceramic) anvil member 40 whose outer diameter is only slightly less than the internal diameter of the metal sleeve 30. The proximal end o~ the anvil member 40 is preferably beveled as at 42 to facilitate its entrance into the sleeve 30 when the slide assembly 24 i5 moved in the proximal direction (see Figure 3).
Bonded or otherwise affixed to the forward or distal end of the anvil 40 is a dome-shaped metal electrode 44. As is apparent from the enlarged views of Figures 2 and 3, the metal electrode 3 6 ~
member 44 i6 in electrical contact with the rod 36 which extends the length o~ the tubular member 12. A short length o~ insulation 46 covers the rod 36 at a ~ocation just proximal of the anvil member 40 and, in practice, may either comprise an insulating coating directly on the wire 36 or a piece of heat~shrink tubing whose outside diameter is larger than that of the bore 38 formed in the plug 34. The length of the insulating member 46 allows a portion of the anvil 40 to slide into the sleeve 30 while still acting as a stop to prevent the anvil from totally entering the sleeve 30 and abutting the front face of the plug 34.
It is also to be noted in FicJures 2 and 3 that the plug 34 includes a further bore or passageway 48 extending longitudinally therethrough. This passage is intended to allow a fluid, e.g., pressurized air or a liquid injected through a flushing port 50 in the handle assembly 22 and flowing through the lumen 18 o~ the tube 12 to dislodge a collected tissue sample, all as will be further described hereinbelow.
A conductive wire 52 extends through the lumen 18 of the tube 12 and is electrically connected at its distal end, at 54, to the metal sleeve 30. Connected to the proximal end of the wire 52 and the conductive rod 36 is an electrical lead 56 which enters the handle assembly 22 and has its wiras crimped to the conductors 52 and 36 in the manner described in the aforerPferenced application.
The leads 56 include plug-type connectors 58 (allowing the biopsy instrument of the present invention to be connected to an electrosurgical generator whereby a predetermined RF voltagq may be applied. A suitable electrosurgical generator for use with the biopsy instrument of the present invention is disclosed in the Stasz et al. U.S. Patent No. 4,903,696.
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For purposes o~ example only and with no limitation intended, the tube 12 may be formed from a variety of plastic materials, including polyethylena, poIyester, Te~lon~, etc. The tubing 12 may have an outside diameter of .090 in. and an internal diameter of 5.060 in. The sleeve 30 may be formed from 13 yauge stainless steel tubing and, as such, wlll have an outside diameter of 0.091 in. and an internal diameter of 0.081 in. The length of the sleeve 30 may be about 0.15 in. The plug 34 may have a diameter of 0.065 in. ~or that portion thereof which fits illtO the tube 12. The portion 10supporting the sleeve 30 will prPferably have an outside diameter of 0.080 in., allowing lt to fit within the sleeve 30. ~he bore 38 ~or accommodating the rod 36 may be 0.0145 in. diameter.
The portion of the anvil 40 adapted to fit within the sleeve 30 may be approximately 0.065 in. in length and will have an O.D.
15of 0.078 in. A 10 bev~l on the proximal edge facilitates its ability to fit within the sleeve 30 when the handle assembly 22 is appropriately manipulated. The length of the insulator 46 should be 0.062 in. with tha dimensions of the other parts as previously indicated.
20Having described the physical features o~ the biopsy instrument o~ the present invention, consideration will next be given to its mode of use.
OPERATION
The instrument 10 of the present invention, when used to 25remove and capture immature polyps on the internal wall of the colon, will be inserted through the lumen o~ a viewing endoscope and advanced to the location of the immature polyp. Once so positioned, the surgeon will manipulate the handle 22 by advancing the slide 24 in the distal direction, causing the anvil and its 30attached electrodes 40-44 to move out o~ the sleeve 30 and across 3 6 ~
the tis~ue sample 60 (Fiyure 2). The beveled end 32 of the riny~
shaped cutter 30 will remain proximal of the tissue sample 60 to be removed. Once the anvil and ~leeve are appropriately positi.oned as indicated, the physician will move the ~lide 24 in the proximal direction, tensioning the rod 36 and pulliny the anvil 40 toward and against the sharpened edge 32 of the sleeve 30. The tissue ,, 1/ .
sample 60 will be forced against the sharp cutting eAge-and excised. As the anvil is retractlsd into the sleeve, the ti~ue sample will also be drawn into the sleeve and captured there. Any remaining polypoid tissue can be eradicated, ancl bleeding caused by the excision of the tissue sample can now be coagulated by activating the electrosurgical generator ancl applying an RF voltage across the leads 56 which connect to the conductors 36 and 52 leading to the movable electrode 44 and the stationary cutter sleeve 30, respectively. The sleeve along with electrode 44 form a bipolar pair and when the gap 62 between the two is wiped across bleeding blood vessel~, coagulation and hemostasis takes place.
Because the insulator 46 surrounds the rod 36, the tissue sample 60 is prevented from touching both th~ sleeve 30 and the rod 36 during cauterization and, hence, is not exposed to the RF voltage which might otherwise destroy the sample.
In that thP tissue sample is firmly contained within the central opening of the ring cutter, the instrument can be repositioned relative to another sample and the removal/
cauterization steps repeatedO Hence, multiple samples can be gathered be~ore extracting the instrument 10 ~rom the endoscope.
The instrument can now be withdrawn from the endoscope and with the slide 24 pushed in the distal dire~tion, the distal end of the sleeve 30 is no longer blocked. If the tissue sample 60 will not fall out Wit}l shaking, a syringe full of an appropriate Eluid ~5368 can be connected to the ~lushiny port 50 on the handle assembly 22 and when squeezed, the pressurized fluid will ~low through the lumen 18 of the instrument ~nd throuyh the bore 48 formed in the plug 34 to dislodye tissua sample 60 into an appropriate container.
ALTERNATIVE EMBODIMENT
Referring now to Figures 4 and 5, there is shown an alternative embodiment of the pre!sent inven~ion. Rather than having the tubular cutting blade 30 mounted as the stationary member on the distal end of the flaxible plastic tube 12 as in the embodiment of Fiyures 1 through 3, in thi6 alternative arrangement, the metal tubular blade 64 is made movable while the anvil 66 is fixedly attached to the distal end 16 of the flexible tube 12.
More particularly, the longitudinally movable rod 36 extends through a bore 68 formed in the anvil 66 and secursd to the distal end of the rod is a metal disk 70. Surrounding the disk 70 and condu~tively joined thereto is the tukular blade 6~ having its sharpened beveled edge 32 facing the anvil 66. The outside diameter of the anvil in the portion identified by numeral 71 is slightly less than the internal diameter of the sleeve 64 such that when the rod 36 is pulled in the proximate direction, the portion 70 will enter the sleeve with a close tolerance. It also includes a segment 72 of ~lightly larger diameter which thereby creates a shoulder stop to limit the extent to which the portion 71 may be inserted into the chamber or cavity within the sleeve 64.
Located just proximal of the segment 72 is a ring electrode 74 which is bonded or otherwise affixed to the anvil member 66. An elongated flexible conductor 52 extends through the lumen 18 of the tube 12 and through a bore formed in the anvil member 66 allowing the distal end thereof to be welded and, therefore, el ctrically joined to the ring electrode 74. A handle member like that shown ~5~3~
in Fiqure 1 will be a~tached to the proximal end of the tube 12 and appropriately attached to the rod 36 so that manipulation of the slide 24 relative to the mem~er 20 will al:low the metal sleeve 64 to be moved from the position shown in Figure 4 to that shown in Figure 5. In doing so, the t:Lssue segment to be examined identified by the numeral 60 is sheared off by the honed edye 32 o:E
the sleeve 64 and captured within the interior of that sleeve as shown in Figure 5. Again, when cauterization is desired, an appropriate RF voltage is applied between the conductive rod 36 and the wire 52 causing an arc to form between the bipolar e.leatrodes including the metal slee.ve 64 and the ring electrode 74.
This invention has been described herein in considerable detail in order to comply with the Patent Statutes and to provide those skilled in the art with the information needed to apply the novel principles and to construct and use such specialized components as are required. However, it is to be understood that the invention can be carried out by specifically different equipment and devices, and that various modifications, both as to the equipment details and operating procedures, can be accomplished without departing from the scope of the invention itself.
What is claimed is:
Claims (13)
1. A biopsy instrument comprising:
(a) an elongated flexible plastic tube having a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween;
(b) an insulating anvil, a portion of which is of a first diameter;
(c) a tubular metal sleeve having an annular edge at one end thereof beveled to a sharp edge and of an inner diameter dimensioned to receive said portion of said anvil with a close tolerance;
(d) an elongated longitudinally movable rod extending through said lumen from said proximal end of said tube and beyond said distal end of said tube, one of said insulating anvil and said tubular metal sleeve being attached to said rod for movement therewith and the other of said insulating anvil and said tubular sleeve being affixed to said distal end of said tube;
(e) a conductive electrode affixed to said insulating anvil;
(f) means mounted on said proximal end of said rod for imparting longitudinal movement to one of said anvil and said sleeve relative to the other of said anvil and said sleeve for drawing said portion of said anvil into said sleeve; and (g) means extending through said lumen and electrically coupled to said conductive electrode and said metal sleeve for applying a voltage between said sleeve and said conductive electrode.
(a) an elongated flexible plastic tube having a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween;
(b) an insulating anvil, a portion of which is of a first diameter;
(c) a tubular metal sleeve having an annular edge at one end thereof beveled to a sharp edge and of an inner diameter dimensioned to receive said portion of said anvil with a close tolerance;
(d) an elongated longitudinally movable rod extending through said lumen from said proximal end of said tube and beyond said distal end of said tube, one of said insulating anvil and said tubular metal sleeve being attached to said rod for movement therewith and the other of said insulating anvil and said tubular sleeve being affixed to said distal end of said tube;
(e) a conductive electrode affixed to said insulating anvil;
(f) means mounted on said proximal end of said rod for imparting longitudinal movement to one of said anvil and said sleeve relative to the other of said anvil and said sleeve for drawing said portion of said anvil into said sleeve; and (g) means extending through said lumen and electrically coupled to said conductive electrode and said metal sleeve for applying a voltage between said sleeve and said conductive electrode.
2. The biopsy instrument as in Claim 1 wherein said tubular metal sleeve is affixed to and movable with said elongated longitudinally moveable rod.
3. The biopsy instrument as in Claim 2 wherein said elongated longitudinally moveable rod is formed from an electrically conducting material.
4. A biopsy instrument comprising:
(a) an elongated flexible plastic tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending from said proximal end to said distal end;
(b) a tubular metal sleeve having a proximal end affixed to said distal end of said tube, said sleeve having a distal end having an annular edge beveled to a sharp edge;
(c) an elongated longitudinally movable conductive rod extending through said lumen from said proximal end of said tube and beyond said distal end of said sleeve;
(d) an insulating anvil having a distal end and an outer dimension adapted to fit within said metal sleeve with a close tolerance and affixed to said conductive rods; and (e) means mounted on said proximal end of said rod for imparting longitudinal movement to said anvil for drawing said anvil into said sleeve or displacing said anvil out of said sleeve.
(a) an elongated flexible plastic tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending from said proximal end to said distal end;
(b) a tubular metal sleeve having a proximal end affixed to said distal end of said tube, said sleeve having a distal end having an annular edge beveled to a sharp edge;
(c) an elongated longitudinally movable conductive rod extending through said lumen from said proximal end of said tube and beyond said distal end of said sleeve;
(d) an insulating anvil having a distal end and an outer dimension adapted to fit within said metal sleeve with a close tolerance and affixed to said conductive rods; and (e) means mounted on said proximal end of said rod for imparting longitudinal movement to said anvil for drawing said anvil into said sleeve or displacing said anvil out of said sleeve.
5. The biopsy instrument as in Claim 4 and further including means for injecting a fluid into the proximal end of said plastic tube and through said lumen to flush the interior of said sleeve.
6. The biopsy instrument as in Claim 4 and further including:
(a) a conductive wire extending from said proximal end of said plastic tube through said lumen and electrically connected to said metal sleeve; and (b) a conductive electrode secured to the distal end of said anvil and electrically joined to said conductive rod.
(a) a conductive wire extending from said proximal end of said plastic tube through said lumen and electrically connected to said metal sleeve; and (b) a conductive electrode secured to the distal end of said anvil and electrically joined to said conductive rod.
7. The biopsy instrument as in Claim 4 wherein said conductive sleeve is attached to the distal end of said plastic tube by a plug fitted into said plastic tube and into said sleeve.
8. The biopsy instrument as in Claim 4 wherein said elongated tube, said sleeve, said anvil and said electrode have an outside diameter sufficiently small to pass through an endoscope.
9. The biopsy instrument as in Claim 6 wherein said metal sleeve and said electrode secured to said anvil form a bipolar electrode pair for coagulating tissue.
10. The biopsy instrument as in Claim 4 and further including means for insulating the surface of said rod over the portion thereof contained in said sleeve when said anvil is drawn into said sleeve.
11. A method of removing a tissue sample from the interior wall of a tubular organ comprising:
(a) inserting a viewing endoscope into said tubular organ;
(b) feeding a biopsy instrument through said endoscope, said biopsy instrument comprising (i) an elongated flexible tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween, (ii) a conductive metal annular sleeve affixed to the distal end of said tubular member, said sleeve terminating in a sharp edge, (iii) a conductive reciprocally movable rod extending through said lumen from said proximal end to said distal end, (iv) an insulating cylindrical anvil affixed to the distal end of said rod and supporting an electrode on an end portion of said anvil, said anvil dimensioned to slide into said sleeve with a predetermined close tolerance, (v) handle means affixed to the proximal end of said tubular member and coupled to said rod for imparting reciprocal movement to said rod, (c) positioning the tissue sample between said anvil and said sharp edge; and (d) manipulating said handle means to first pinch said tissue sample between said anvil and said edge and then draw said anvil into said sleeve while severing said tissue sample and carrying same into said sleeve.
(a) inserting a viewing endoscope into said tubular organ;
(b) feeding a biopsy instrument through said endoscope, said biopsy instrument comprising (i) an elongated flexible tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween, (ii) a conductive metal annular sleeve affixed to the distal end of said tubular member, said sleeve terminating in a sharp edge, (iii) a conductive reciprocally movable rod extending through said lumen from said proximal end to said distal end, (iv) an insulating cylindrical anvil affixed to the distal end of said rod and supporting an electrode on an end portion of said anvil, said anvil dimensioned to slide into said sleeve with a predetermined close tolerance, (v) handle means affixed to the proximal end of said tubular member and coupled to said rod for imparting reciprocal movement to said rod, (c) positioning the tissue sample between said anvil and said sharp edge; and (d) manipulating said handle means to first pinch said tissue sample between said anvil and said edge and then draw said anvil into said sleeve while severing said tissue sample and carrying same into said sleeve.
12. The method as in Claim 11 and further including the step of:
(a) electrically coupling an RF voltage between said conductive sleeve and said electrode while drawing said conductive sleeve and electrode over the surface of said tubular organ from which the tissue sample had been severed to coagulate any bleeding at the site.
(a) electrically coupling an RF voltage between said conductive sleeve and said electrode while drawing said conductive sleeve and electrode over the surface of said tubular organ from which the tissue sample had been severed to coagulate any bleeding at the site.
13. The method as in Claim 11 and further including the steps of:
(a) removing said biopsy instrument from said endoscope;
(b) extending said anvil from the interior of said sleeve; and (c) injecting a fluid through said lumen and into said sleeve for flushing said tissue sample from said sleeve.
(a) removing said biopsy instrument from said endoscope;
(b) extending said anvil from the interior of said sleeve; and (c) injecting a fluid through said lumen and into said sleeve for flushing said tissue sample from said sleeve.
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