Surgical device for enclosing an internal organ
USRE35164E · kind E · reissue
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A medical device for enclosing an internal bodily organ or tissue during surgery comprising a filamentary strand with noose and free end portions, the free end portion enclosed within a cannula; a surgical bag with an opening, the bag attached to the noose portion at the open end of the bag; and a means for pulling the free end portion proximally to reduce the diameter of the noose portion so as to close the open end of the surgical bag.
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