System and method for biopsy management
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsJames J. Rudnick, Kevin Weadock
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Abstract
A medical specimen carrier, and a method for using the same, is provided wherein the specimen carrier includes a housing having a plurality of compartments therein each capable of holding a tissue specimen. The housing has a length and a cross-section smaller than a cross-section of said surgical port so as to enable it to pass therethrough, and is dimensioned to be placed within the surgical site separate from the surgical port or other surgical instrument. The medical specimen carrier further includes a cover device capable of selectively opening and closing each of said plurality of compartments.
Claims13
A medical specimen carrier for insertion through a surgical port during a minimally invasive surgical procedure on a patient, comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of compartments therein each capable of holding a tissue specimen, the housing having a length and a cross-section smaller than a cross-section of said surgical port so as to enable it to pass therethrough, and being dimensioned to be placed within the surgical site separate from the surgical port or other surgical instrument;
- and
- a cover device capable of selectively opening and closing each of said plurality of compartments.
A method for obtaining a plurality medical specimens during minimally invasive surgery comprising the steps of:
- introducing into a surgical site through a surgical port a medical specimen carrier having a plurality of separate compartments each for receiving a medical specimen therein;
- positioning the specimen carrier within the surgical site apart from the surgical port or other surgical instrument;
- obtaining a first medical specimen from the surgical site;
- and
- placing the first medical specimen within a first one of the plurality of compartments of the specimen carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.