A needle for use with a biopsy device includes an outer cannula, and a tissue piercing tip. The outer cannula defines a cutter lumen for receiving a cutter therein and a lateral lumen adjacent to the cutter lumen. The tissue piercing tip has a body, a marker opening, and a marker lumen. The body defines a plurality of cutting surfaces. The marker opening is disposed on at least one cutting surface of the plurality of cutting surfaces. The marker lumen extends distally through the body from the marker opening to a proximal opening. The proximal opening is in communication with the cutter lumen.
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