Tissue transfer method and apparatus
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1. A tissue harvesting system, comprising:
- a collection canister, wherein the collection canister is associated with a first volume, and wherein the collection canister has a first open end and a second closed end;
a lid, wherein the lid is interconnected to and extends across the first open end of the collection canister, the lid having apertures, wherein the apertures include at least a first outlet and an inlet, wherein the first outlet is in communication with the first volume;
a filter element, wherein the filter element is associated with a second volume corresponding at least in part to an interior of the filter element, wherein the filter element is located within the first volume, wherein the inlet opens into the second volume, and wherein the first outlet is in communication with a volume included in the first volume and outside of the second volume;
a waste conduit located within the first volume of the collection canister, wherein a first end of the waste conduit is interconnected to the first outlet at the lid, wherein a second end of the waste conduit is open and is nearer to the closed end than to the open end of the collection canister, and wherein the open second end of the waste conduit places the first outlet in communication with an annular volume within the first volume and outside of the second volume;
a harvest tube interconnected to the inlet; and
a vacuum tube interconnected to the first outlet, wherein, except for the apertures in the lid, the first volume is a closed volume.
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Abstract
A system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention includes a permeable tissue collection vessel or filter element disposed within a collection container. Collected tissue is deposited within the filter element through an inlet. Fluid that passes through the filter element is withdrawn from the collection canister through an outlet. An access port can be provided in a lid of the collection container to facilitate the removal of collected tissue from the tissue collection vessel.
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1. A tissue harvesting system, comprising:
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a collection canister, wherein the collection canister is associated with a first volume, and wherein the collection canister has a first open end and a second closed end; a lid, wherein the lid is interconnected to and extends across the first open end of the collection canister, the lid having apertures, wherein the apertures include at least a first outlet and an inlet, wherein the first outlet is in communication with the first volume; a filter element, wherein the filter element is associated with a second volume corresponding at least in part to an interior of the filter element, wherein the filter element is located within the first volume, wherein the inlet opens into the second volume, and wherein the first outlet is in communication with a volume included in the first volume and outside of the second volume; a waste conduit located within the first volume of the collection canister, wherein a first end of the waste conduit is interconnected to the first outlet at the lid, wherein a second end of the waste conduit is open and is nearer to the closed end than to the open end of the collection canister, and wherein the open second end of the waste conduit places the first outlet in communication with an annular volume within the first volume and outside of the second volume; a harvest tube interconnected to the inlet; and a vacuum tube interconnected to the first outlet, wherein, except for the apertures in the lid, the first volume is a closed volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13)
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11. A tissue harvesting system, comprising:
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a collection canister, wherein the collection canister is associated with a first volume, and wherein the collection canister has a first open end and a second closed end; a lid, wherein the lid is interconnected to and extends across the first open end of the collection canister, the lid having apertures, wherein the apertures include at least a first outlet and an inlet, wherein the first outlet is in communication with the first volume; a filter element, wherein the filter element is associated with a second volume corresponding at least in part to an interior of the filter element, wherein the filter element is located within the first volume, wherein the inlet opens into the second volume, and wherein the outlet is in communication with a volume included in the first volume and outside of the second volume; a harvest tube interconnected to the inlet; a vacuum tube interconnected to the first outlet, wherein, except for the apertures in the lid, the collection canister forms a closed volume; wherein the filter element includes an open end portion that is proximate to the lid and a closed end portion that is opposite the open end portion, and wherein the first outlet is in communication with an annular volume within the first volume and outside of the second volume; a waste conduit located within the first volume of the collection canister, wherein a first end of the waste conduit is interconnected to the first outlet at the lid, wherein a second end of the waste conduit is open and extends to the closed end of the collection canister, and wherein the open second end of the waste conduit places the first outlet in communication with the annular volume within the first volume; and a vacuum source interconnected to the vacuum tube, wherein the vacuum source is in communication with the waste conduit. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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