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US 2017/0245839 A1Published application
Specimen retrieval systems
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorJaroslaw T. Malkowski
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Abstract
A system for morcellating tissue within a body cavity is provided. The system includes a bag guide having a tubular body with proximal and distal ends, the distal end including a flange, a morcellator including an enlarged mouth for receipt within the flange of the bag guide, and a specimen bag receivable between the flange of the bag guide and the enlarged mouth of the morcellator. Also provided is a method of morcellating tissue within a body cavity.
Claims15
A system for morcellating tissue, the system comprising:
- a bag guide including a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end including a flange;
- a morcellator including an enlarged mouth for receipt within the flange of the bag guide;
- and
- a specimen bag receivable between the flange of the bag guide and the enlarged mouth of the morcellator.
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A method for morcellating tissue, the method comprising:
- positioning a bag guide through an incision in tissue;
- receiving a specimen bag through the bag guide;
- placing tissue with the specimen bag through an open end of the specimen bag;
- retracting an open end of the specimen bag through the bag guide;
- positioning a morcellator within the specimen bag and through the bag guide such that the specimen bag is disposed between the bag guide and the morcellator;
- and
- retracting the specimen bag relative to the morcellator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.