Engineering:Bioptome

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A bioptome is a small pincer-shaped cutting/grasping instrument used in medicine for taking endomyocardial biopsy specimens of the heart muscle following heart transplantation in rejection monitoring and for diagnosing some diseases of the heart.[1]

Technique

It is flexible and usually operated under the guidance of fluoroscopy or echocardiography.[1][2]

History

Since 1962, many modifications to the device and techniques in its use have been made.[3][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Baim, Donald S. (2006). "20. Endomyocardial biopsy" (in en). Grossman's Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography, and Intervention. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 396. ISBN 9780781755672. https://books.google.com/books?id=r0cE-S10SKMC&pg=PA396. 
  2. Unterberg-Buchwald, Christina; Ritter, Christian Oliver; Reupke, Verena; Wilke, Robin Niklas; Stadelmann, Christine; Steinmetz, Michael; Schuster, Andreas; Hasenfuß, Gerd et al. (19 April 2017). "Targeted endomyocardial biopsy guided by real-time cardiovascular magnetic resonance". Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 19 (1): 45. doi:10.1186/s12968-017-0357-3. ISSN 1097-6647. PMID 28424090. 
  3. Asher, Alex (July 2017). "A review of endomyocardial biopsy and current practice in England: out of date or underutilised?" (in en-GB). The British Journal of Cardiology. https://bjcardio.co.uk/2017/07/a-review-of-endomyocardial-biopsy-and-current-practice-in-england-out-of-date-or-underutilised/. 
  4. Melvin, Kenneth R.; Mason, Jay W. (15 June 1982). "Endomyocardial biopsy: its history, techniques and current indications". Canadian Medical Association Journal 126 (12): 1381–1386. ISSN 0008-4409. PMID 7044509.