CPC A61B 17/3423 (2013.01) [A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/0293 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 17/3439 (2013.01); A61B 17/3211 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00287 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0225 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320024 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320028 (2013.01); A61B 2017/347 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3429 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3449 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3466 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3482 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3484 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3486 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3492 (2013.01); A61B 2017/4216 (2013.01); A61B 2090/08021 (2016.02)] | 19 Claims |
1. A system for removing a tissue specimen through a body opening, comprising:
a containment bag configured to define an interior, the containment bag having a first end and a second end, the containment bag including a bag opening at the first end leading into and interconnected with the interior; the bag opening being sized and configured to receive the tissue specimen; wherein the containment bag includes a first ring located near the bag opening and a second ring located distally from the first ring; the second ring being located between the first ring and the second end of the containment bag;
a protection zone encompassing at least part of the interior of the containment bag and extending along at least part of the containment bag between the bag opening and the second end defining a protected lumen; the protection zone having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, wherein:
the protection zone is configured to prevent penetration of the containment bag, and the containment bag and the protection zone define a removal pathway for the tissue specimen located in the interior of the containment bag that includes through the protected lumen and out of the bag opening.
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