Engineering:Jamshidi needle

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A disposable Jamshidi needle

The Jamshidi needle is a trephine needle for performing bone marrow biopsy, whereby a cylindrical sample of tissue, a core biopsy specimen, is obtained. It is a cylindrical needle with a tapered cutting tip.[1] The tapered end reduces the potential of crush artifact.[2] It is the most commonly used needle for performing bone marrow biopsies.[3] The device is named for its inventor Khosrow Jamshidi who is an Iranian physician.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Shirley Mitchell; Bain, Barbara J.; Bates, Imelda (2006), Dacie and Lewis practical haematology (10 ed.), Elsevier Health Sciences, p. 124, ISBN 978-0-443-06660-3, https://books.google.com/books?id=DTpAw1sMec4C&pg=PA124 
  2. ↑ Gotlib, Jason R.; Fechter, Lenn (2007), One hundred questions and answers about myelodysplastic syndromes, Jones & Bartlett Learning, p. 21, ISBN 978-0-7637-5333-7, https://books.google.com/books?id=bT_I2tpn6YIC&dq=Jamshidi+needle&pg=PA21 
  3. ↑ "Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy". Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health. 2006-01-01. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2584700122.html. Retrieved 19 April 2012. 
  4. ↑ SOFT TISSUE BIOPSY DEVICE - Google Patent Search




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