Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Quantified Depth Shave Biopsy Device—Proof of Concept

More diagnoses of skin cancer occur than all other cancers combined. The most common method to biopsy a skin lesion is the shave biopsy (SB), because of efficiency afforded to the provider and patient. However, it produces biopsy specimens with unknown and variable thickness. The present study examines an innovative SB prototype that quantifies the depth of specimen harvest at the time of tissue acquisition. Our objective was to design a quantified >1.1 mm depth of skin tissue harvest SB device that was easy to operate.

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