Bioptome

Bioptome

A bioptome is a small pincer-shaped cutting/grasping instrument used in medicine for taking biopsy specimens. [ [http://www.stmaryhealthcare.org/body.cfm?id=555832 Myocardial biopsy] , a brief explanation from St. Mary's Hospital that includes a bioptome description] It can either be built into or threaded through a vascular catheter or endotracheal tube that delivers the bioptome directly to the desired site of tissue sample (in this case, probably the inner walls of the heart or gastrointestinal tract).

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  • bioptome — A biopsy instrument passed through a catheter into the heart to obtain pieces of tissue for diagnosis. [biopsy + G. tome, a cutting] * * * bi·op·tome (biґop tōm″) a cutting instrument introduced through a cardiac catheter for taking… …   Medical dictionary

  • endomyocardial biopsy — sampling of the endomyocardial tissue with a bioptome inserted percutaneously and advanced via the femoral or internal jugular vein to the right heart or via the femoral artery to the left heart; used to assess cardiac transplant rejection or… …   Medical dictionary

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