Fine needle aspiration biopsy device

[0018]These and other features and advantages of this invention are described in, or are apparent from, the following detailed description of various example aspects.

[0019]FIGS. 2A-2B illustrate a fine needle aspiration devices 100 and 102 according to various aspects of the current invention. According to various aspects, the fine needle aspiration device 102 in FIG. 2A includes a stylet port 110 into which a stylet with stylet hub (not shown) may be inserted during operation. According to various aspects, the stylet port 110 may be part of a hub 120, and in the case of vacuum-assisted operation, the hub 120 may include another port 130, which may be an angled port, to provide a path for vacuum to flow during operation. Accordingly, during a biopsy, the vacuum port 130 may be used to provide vacuum to the fine needle aspiration device 102 and facilitate the acquisition of liquid or cellular samples. It should be noted that the vacuum may be provided either after or before fine needle