Discrete or continuous tissue capture device and method for making
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1. A medical instrument for removing tissue from a patient'"'"'s body during a minimally invasive surgical procedure, comprising:
- (a) a housing having a distal end and a proximal end;
(b) an inlet to the housing located near the distal end of the housing;
(c) two rotary elements supported directly or indirectly by the housing, one of which is located near the distal end of the housing and the other of which is located closer to the proximal end of the housing;
(d) an elongated member selected from the group comprising a flexible member and a bendable member, extending around the rotary elements which may move in a desired direction by an activation mechanism; and
(e) a plurality of anvils moveable by the elongated member and configured to move past the inlet, such that when tissue is located in the inlet at least a portion of it is removed by the interaction of the anvils with an edge of the housing.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide an instrument for mechanically removing segments of tissue from a patient during a minimally invasive surgical procedure. An exemplary instrument provides an inlet for receiving tissue a mechanism for cutting away received tissue and for simultaneously moving the cut away tissue away from the inlet to allow additional material to enter the inlet for removal wherein multiple specimens can be captured and eventually removed from the patient'"'"'s body without the need of removing the instrument after each capture.
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1. A medical instrument for removing tissue from a patient'"'"'s body during a minimally invasive surgical procedure, comprising:
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(a) a housing having a distal end and a proximal end; (b) an inlet to the housing located near the distal end of the housing; (c) two rotary elements supported directly or indirectly by the housing, one of which is located near the distal end of the housing and the other of which is located closer to the proximal end of the housing; (d) an elongated member selected from the group comprising a flexible member and a bendable member, extending around the rotary elements which may move in a desired direction by an activation mechanism; and (e) a plurality of anvils moveable by the elongated member and configured to move past the inlet, such that when tissue is located in the inlet at least a portion of it is removed by the interaction of the anvils with an edge of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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