Polyp trap
AssigneeU.S. Endoscopy Group, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Kaye, K. John, Dean Secrest, Colleen Quinn
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Abstract
A polyp trap for use in collecting tissue samples. The device includes a collection container and a removable tray. The collection container has an inlet port, a sidewall aperture, and an exit port. The removable tray has a first end and a second end. The tray is sized for movement within the sidewall aperture between an inserted position forming a seal with the collection container and a withdrawn position remote from the collection container. The tray has a perforated bottom surface such that fluids traveling under suction from the inlet port to the outlet port pass through the tray.
Claims17
A device for capturing tissue during a medical procedure, the device comprising:
- a) a collection container having an inlet port, a sidewall aperture, and an exit port;
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- b) a removable tray having a first portion and a second portion, wherein said tray is sized for movement within said sidewall aperture between an inserted position forming a seal with said collection container and a withdrawn position remote from said collection container;
- c) wherein said second portion of said tray has a perforated surface such that fluids traveling under suction from said inlet port to said outlet port pass through said tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.