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Yifu Ding Phones & Addresses
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Decatur, GA
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Souderton, PA
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Hershey, PA
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Us Patents
Minimally Invasive Skin Biopsy Device For Removal Of Skin Conditions In The Epidermis
View pageUS Patent:
20140073987, Mar 13, 2014
Filed:
May 9, 2011
Appl. No.:
14/116456
Inventors:
Danielle Nicole Dorfman - Miami FL, US
Yifu Ding - Souderton PA, US
Chirag Shah - San Jose CA, US
Andrew S. Harwell - Baltimore MD, US
Marie Kelly - Baltimore MD, US
Anna Chien - Columbia MD, US
Luis Garza - Baltimore MD, US
Janice Taube - Baltimore MD, US
Anish Bhatnagar - Sandy UT, US
Desai Pujan - Houston TX, US
Yifu Ding - Souderton PA, US
Chirag Shah - San Jose CA, US
Andrew S. Harwell - Baltimore MD, US
Marie Kelly - Baltimore MD, US
Anna Chien - Columbia MD, US
Luis Garza - Baltimore MD, US
Janice Taube - Baltimore MD, US
Anish Bhatnagar - Sandy UT, US
Desai Pujan - Houston TX, US
Assignee:
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY - Baltimore MD
International Classification:
A61B 10/02
US Classification:
600564
Abstract:
An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a device for performing a skin biopsy that includes a generally curved blade to cut the skin at a predetermined depth disposed within or an integral part of a blade holder assembly. The blade holder assembly has an outer surface and the generally curved blade is coupled to the outer surface of the blade holder assembly. The device also includes a housing having an outer wall and said outer wall defining an interior space within the housing, such that the blade holder assembly and generally curved blade are disposed substantially within the inner space of the housing. The device also includes a handle coupled to the blade holder assembly and configured to rotate the blade holder assembly and in turn the generally curved blade within the inner space of the housing to perform the skin biopsy or removal of skin conditions.