Applied Medical Resources Corporation

Alexander Sheehan

Tracy Breslin

Nikolai Poulsen

Serene Wachli

Matthew Aaron Wixey

Wayne P Young

Boun Pravong

Gregory K Hofstetter

Eduardo Bolanos

Adam Hoke

Jacob J Filek

Steven Crawford Kessler

Alexandra Do

Heidi Holmes

Jacqueline DeMarchi

Amy Garces

Nathan Collins

Kevin B Castelo

Patrick Elliott

Jacqueline Demarchi

Greg Hofstetter

Matthew A Wixey

Steven C Kessler

Jacob Filek

Wayne Young

Patrick Elliot

Systems and methods for preventing the seeding of cancerous cells during morcellation of a tissue specimen inside a patient's body and removal of the tissue specimen from inside the patient through a minimally-invasive body opening to outside the patient are provided. One system includes a cut-resistant tissue guard removably insertable into a containment bag. The tissue specimen is isolated and contained within the containment bag and the guard is configured to protect the containment bag and surrounding tissue from incidental contact with sharp instrumentation used during morcellation and extraction of the tissue specimen. The guard is adjustable for easy insertion and removal and configured to securely anchor to the body opening. Protection-focused and containment-based systems for tissue removal are provided that enable minimally invasive procedures to be performed safely and efficiently.

Systems and methods for tissue removal

Embodiments of a surgical access port system that comprises a retractor that is adapted for being coupled to a cap and that is particularly useful in natural orifice surgery are described. The retractor comprises an outer ring, wherein the outer ring is configured to be disposed proximate the natural orifice of the patient and substantially surround the orifice; a tubular body; and various stabilizing mechanisms surrounding the tubular body, sized and configured to stabilize and retain the retractor within the orifice. The stabilizing embodiments described herein are useful in all natural orifices and are of particular use in the vaginal surgery.

Natural orifice surgery system

System and methods for tissue removal

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Shoreline, WA, United States of America

Alexander Sheehan