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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Mark Howard, East Riding, GB;
Mark Smith, Huby, GB;
Inventors:
Mark Howard, East Riding, GB;
Mark Smith, Huby, GB;
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a tissue collection apparatus. The tissue collection apparatus comprises a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, a first filter disposed within the housing, a second filter disposed within the housing, the second filter configured to isolate tissue particles of a desired size that pass through the first filter under the application of an aspiration force applied through the housing. A method of harvesting tissue is also disclosed.