The Rochester bone biopsy trephine is a surgical instrument that enables a 7.5 mm percutaneous bone biopsy of the iliac crest, or hip, in a human patient. Samples are used for bone histology and histomorphometry.
Stephen F. Hodgson, M.D., Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism and Internal Medicine at The Mayo Clinic demonstrates the technique of obtaining a percutaneous bone biopsy in an article titled, Outpatient percutaneous biopsy of the iliac crest: methods, morbidity, and patient acceptance[1].
This instrument is manufactured by Medical Innovations International.
Hodgson SF, Johnson KA, Muhs JM, Lufkin EG, McCarthy JT., Outpatient percutaneous biopsy of the iliac crest: methods, morbidity, and patient acceptance, Mayo Clin Proc. 1986 Jan;61(1):28-33.