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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2015
Gyrus Medical Limited, Cardiff, GB;
Daniel John Thomas, Cardiff, GB;
Neill Tomas Brennan, Newport, GB;
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED, Cardiff, GB;
Abstract
A method of amputating and morcellating a uterus () includes introducing a first tissue bag () into the abdomen of the patient, and placing the first tissue bag over the uterus. A laparoscopic surgical instrument () is introduced into the first tissue bag, and the uterus () is amputated using the laparoscopic surgical instrument. The first tissue bag () is closed around the amputated uterus, and the first tissue bag containing the amputated uterus is placed into a second tissue bag (). A morcellating instrument is introduced into the second tissue bag () and the uterus is morcellated within the second tissue bag. Once the uterus () has been morcellated, the second tissue bag () containing the morcellated uterus is removed from the abdomen of the patient.