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US 11,452,546 B2Granted
Systems and methods for tissue capture and removal
AssigneeClaria Medical, Inc.
InventorsSteven W. Kim, Joseph N. Jones, Alexey Salamini
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Abstract
Components, systems and kits for capturing and removing tissue from mammalian bodies include a tissue container that may be introduced into a body cavity and within which a tissue specimen may be placed, cut and removed from the body cavity. Methods of using these components, systems and kits are also described.
Claims15
A method of capturing and removing tissue transvaginally, comprising:
- introducing at least a portion of a tissue container that comprises an interior volume and a composite multiple layer structure that includes a watertight layer and a reinforcement member which is resistant to cutting or puncturing into a patient's pelvic cavity through the patient's vagina;
- placing a tissue specimen into the interior volume of the tissue container;
- removing a portion of the tissue container from the pelvic cavity through the vagina such that an edge defining an opening in the tissue container is outside the vagina;
- introducing a distal end of a cannula into the interior volume of the tissue container;
- introducing a tissue cutter into the interior volume of the tissue container through a central lumen of the cannula;
- cutting at least a portion of the tissue specimen with a cutter blade of the tissue cutter;
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- removing the tissue specimen from the container interior and out of vagina through a central lumen of the cutter.
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