Device and method for collecting surgical material

A collection device for collecting a fluid containing material, the fluid containing material being produced during a surgical procedure, the device comprising:

• a collection chamber defined by an encompassing wall and an opening of a size and configuration for collection of the fluid containing material;
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• at least one aperture within the collection chamber of a size to permit flow of the fluid from the chamber while retaining the fluid containing material within the chamber.

A collection device for collecting surgical material during a surgical procedure, the device comprising:

• a collection chamber defined by a wall having a distal portion sufficiently pliant to generally conform to the body proximate to the surgical site from which the surgical material is being collected and positionable proximate a source of the surgical material such that the surgical material is collected within the chamber.

A device for use in a surgical procedure during which a reamer is used for tunneling within a bone, the device comprising:

• a cup having a wall structure with a front wall and a back wall and an opening therebetween and a collection chamber positioned below the opening, and a cutout positioned proximate the top portion of the front wall of a size sufficient for positioning a reamer therein such that bone chips produced by the reamer fall within the collection chamber.

A method of collecting solid surgical materials in a fluid during surgery from a surgical location, the method comprising:

• depositing the surgical materials in the fluid into a containment device having a cavity with at least one aperture and permitting the fluid to drain the cavity via the at least one aperture.

A collection device for collecting material during a surgical procedural, the device comprising:

• a collection chamber defined by an encompassing wall and having an opening sufficient for permitting collection of the material during the surgical procedure, the collection chamber having a smooth concave inner surface to facilitate the effective retrieval of the material collected during the surgical procedure.

A collection device for collecting surgical material from a surgical site, the collection device having sufficient width that when positioned below the surgical site, a major portion of the surgical material generated at the surgical site is deposited within the collection device.