ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,773, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to MEDICAL PARK Co. LTD. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Needle guide device for biopsy" was invented by Hee Boong Park (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a needle guide device having a housing, a core needle, a guide needle assembly having a slide or a push button and a spring for biopsy, which is capable of easily separating a guide needle and a core needle."

The patent was filed on July 23, 2024, under Application No. 18/781,940.

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