System and method for capturing body tissue samples
US6695791B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00287
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method provides for the capture of body tissue samples such as lymph nodes. The system includes a bag formed of a flexible material having a first end opened for receiving the body tissue sample and a second end which is closed to the body tissue sample but which permits a vacuum to be pulled through the bag. The system further includes a vacuum tube in which the body tissue sample capture bag may be disposed and a vacuum source that pulls a vacuum through the body tissue sample capture bag for pulling the body tissue sample into the bag through the opened end of the bag.
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