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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
May. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Itaru Hasegawa, Otaru, JP;
Minoru Shibata, Akita, JP;
Haruhiko Masuda, Akita, JP;
Shiro Agehama, Akita, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/100 ;
Abstract
A medical instrument, or collection instrument, for collecting foreign material, such as calculuses and clips that have fallen in the abdominal cavity, is disclosed. The collection instrument includes a tube ( ) that is hollow in the longitudinal direction and a collection bag ( ) arranged at one end of the tube (1). The collection bag includes a barrier member having a fluid passage characteristic.