US Patent Issued to C.R. Bard on April 14 for "Biopsy device having a linear motor" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,373, issued on April 14, was assigned to C.R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Biopsy device having a linear motor" was invented by Chad Van Liere (Phoenix) and Aseem Singh (Tempe, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biopsy device includes a device housing, a linear motor, and a controller circuit. The controller circuit has a processor circuit, a first feedback circuit, and a second feedback circuit. The first feedback circuit and the second feedback circuit operate simultaneously. The processor circuit executes program instructions to control an axial advancement of the distal end of the linear motor shaft in accordance with ...