Tissue removal systems and methods

Abstract

Components, systems, and kits for capturing and removing tissue from a mammalian body include a tissue container that can be introduced into a body cavity and in which a tissue sample can be placed, cut, and removed from the body cavity. Methods of using these components, systems, and kits are also described.

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[0001] This application claims a U.S. provisional title "TISSUE REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS" filed on August 14, 2019, which names Joseph N. Jones et al. as inventors Application No. 62 / 886,473, and the benefit of US Provisional Application No. 63 / 006,360, filed April 7, 2020, and titled "Tissue Removal Systems and Methods," naming Joseph N. Jones et al. as inventors , each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Background technique [0002] In the healthcare fields of human and veterinary medicine, it is often desirable or even necessary to remove tissue from a patient's body. Such tissue is often in the form of a mass, tumor, or organ, some of which may be benign, cancerous, precancerous, or suspected of being cancerous or precancerous, and can be Surgical as well as minimally invasive methods to remove. [0003] Among the minimally invasive methods, laparoscopic surgery is well known, in which a tissue sample is removed through a small incision usin...

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