Primary ExaminerRichard A. Gaudet Assistant Examiner- Kyle L. Howell Attorney-Orrin M. Haugen ABSTRACT: Biopsy needle means particularly adapted for the withdrawal of tissue through a cannula forced through or along an unnatural route into the interior of a live body or organ such as thyroid, spleen, or a tumor mass, the means comprising, in combination, a biopsy needle including a generally hollo