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Surgical retrieval apparatus

US9370341B2 · kind B2 · utility

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136References

16Claims

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Assignee

Covidien LP · US

Inventors

Anthony Ceniccola · Hamden, US
Margaret Uznanski · Great Neck, US
Mark Peter Rogers · Newmarket, GB
Brandon W. Craft · Phoenix, US
Natalie Scott · Bentonville, US
Nicholas John Collier · Burwell, GB
Charlotte Adele Clark · Cambridge, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 15, 2009
Grant date	Jun 21, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 4, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2217/007
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical retrieval apparatus includes an elongate tubular member having a drive rod slidably disposed therein. A support member is operably coupled to a distal end of the drive rod. A pouch is attached to the support member and has a closed end and an open end. The pouch may be releasably coupled to the support member. An end effector is repositionable with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tubular member. The support member may include an expandable member.

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