US5643313A
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Laparoscopic tissue compressor and extractor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1995-07-28
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Granted: 1997-07-01
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Expires: 2015-07-28
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for compressing and extracting internal body tissues wherein the apparatus is insertable through a trocar device and encompasses the tissue to be removed while compressing the tissue in situ outside of the trocar or of any incision access device, and then being removable from the trocar/incision device.
Inventors
- 👤 John M. Levin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B17/22031; A61B17/00234; A61B17/221; A61B17/02; A61B17/0218; A61B2017/2212; A61B2017/2215
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
An apparatus for compressing and extracting internal body parts to be removed from a patient, said apparatus comprising: means for encompassing and compressing an internal body part to be removed, said means including relatively movable overlapping sections provided by a single layer of material wound into a helix, said overlapping sections forming walls of a variable-sized chamber, said walls being of sufficient rigidity for compressing the body part to a size permitting the removal of the compressed body part from the body; and actuation means, said means fixedly attached to said encompassing and compressing means, for tightening said helix to reduce the size of said chamber and to compress the internal body part.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
113 words
An apparatus for compressing and extracting internal body parts to be removed from a patient, said apparatus comprising: means for encompassing and compressing an internal body part to be removed, said means including relatively movable overlapping sections provided by a single layer of material wound into a helix, said overlapping sections forming walls of a variable-sized chamber, said walls being of sufficient rigidity for compressing the body part to a size permitting the removal of the compressed body part from the body; and actuation means, said means fixedly attached to said encompassing and compressing means, for tightening said helix to reduce the size of said chamber and to compress the internal body part.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said single layer of material includes parallel edges each having a respective recess positioned at a respective predetermined position therein, said parallel edges being controllable to align said respective recesses to form an aperture.
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