Methods and Devices for Removing a Tissue Specimen from a Patient

A bag for tissue specimen removal comprising:

• an open end;
• a closed end opposite the open end;
• flexible walls extending between the open end and the closed end which define an interior space of the bag;
• a closure device located proximate the open end and configured to hermetically seal the bag;
• and
• a port positioned on one of the flexible walls of the bag at a position between the closure device and the closed end, the port configured to allow gas to exit from the interior space of the bag through the port,
• wherein the bag is sterilized.

A method for removing an object from a cavity comprising:

• introducing a bag at least partially into a cavity, the bag comprising an open end;
• positioning an object to be removed into an interior of the bag by passing the object through the open end of the bag;
• inserting a suctioning device into the interior of the bag through the open end of the bag;
• positioning a clip in an open configuration around the bag and the suctioning device;
• transitioning the clip to a closed configuration to hermetically seal the bag around the suctioning device;
• removing gas from the interior of the bag with the suctioning device while the object is contained in the interior of the bag;
• and
• entirely withdrawing the bag containing the object from the cavity.

A method for retrieving an object from a first side of a barrier through an opening in the barrier, the method comprising:

• introducing a bag at least partially through the opening from a second side of the barrier to the first side of the barrier, the bag comprising an open end and a port;
• positioning the object to be retrieved into an interior of the bag by passing the object through the open end of the bag;
• sealing the open end of the bag;
• removing gas from the interior of the bag through the port while the object is contained in the interior of the bag;
• and
• entirely withdrawing the bag containing the object from the first side of the barrier to the second side of the barrier through the opening.