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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Emily Davis, Roxbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00287 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for retrieving a specimen includes a collapsible bag having a first mating member and a retrieval device having a second mating member. The second mating member cooperates with the first mating member for coupling the collapsible bag with the retrieval device. A rotation mechanism is disposed in the retrieval device. Actuation of the rotation device collapses an excess portion of the collapsible bag.