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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2010
Shailendra K. Parihar, Mason, OH (US);
Atul M. Godbole, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Wells D. Haberstich, Loveland, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Gregory W. Johnson, Milford, OH (US);
Shailendra K. Parihar, Mason, OH (US);
Atul M. Godbole, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Wells D. Haberstich, Loveland, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Gregory W. Johnson, Milford, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A tissue retrieval device includes a tubular member, an expandable member, and a tissue retrieval bag. The introducer tube is sized to be inserted into a patient through a trocar. The bag may be selectively opened by the expandable member within the patient. The bag may receive a tissue specimen and be withdrawn from the patient. The bag may be manipulated for packing within the tubular member in a variety of ways. Manipulation of the bag may include folding the bag about axes that are perpendicular to or parallel to the tubular member; rolling the bag about axes that are perpendicular to or parallel to the tubular member; or wrapping the bag about the expandable member, wrapping the bag about a rod, or twisting the bag at a position distal to the expandable member. The tubular member may comprise an environmentally responsive capsule.