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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
May. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Dmitri Menn, Yulee, FL (US);
Gene A. Stellon, Burlington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00287 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0816 (2016.02);
Abstract
A removal pouch that is utilized for removing body tissue from the interior of the body as part of a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The specimen removal pouch includes an elongated body and a gas vent. The elongated body has an interior portion to collect specimen from a body cavity of a patient. The gas vent is configured to allow passage of gas from the interior portion of the elongated body to an external environment during removal of the pouch from within the body cavity of a patient.