How breast biopsy challenges translate to design principles:
The needle tip is designed with an optimized angle and sharpness to reduce the force to penetrate dense breast tissue for easier, more controlled access to the lesion.
Designed to take multiple samples with a single insertion, Mammotome VAB devices ensure that you're in the same spot with each sample you take, eliminating the need to retarget the lesion.
The lateral vacuum pulls tissue into the aperture, or trough, holding the tissue as it cuts before axial vacuum transports tissue to the cup. This allows for large and more consistent tissue samples across lesion types.
The Mammotome Revolve™ system is designed with multiple aperture size settings and an adjustable vacuum level, providing flexibility to adjust sampling based on preference for size, type and location of the lesion.
This can make it difficult to access a lesion in a controlled manner, potentially requiring more force or pressure if the needle isn’t sharp enough.
These lesions can be more difficult to accurately sample, especially after the first sample is taken.
Lesion properties can vary, presenting challenging sampling scenarios such as small masses, complex cysts, and microcalcifications.
These lesions can be difficult to access and may require a different approach.
