Device for removing tissue

摘要

A device for removing tissue by means of laparoscopy or thoracoscopy with an operating part and an optionally partially open hollow tube with a guide for operating a removing part. The removing part has the form of a zeppelin with one or more ribs. The removing part is provided on the upper side with longitudinal connecting elements.;Further described is an application of such a device in a surgical treatment wherein, by use of the operating part, the removing part with the form of a zeppelin is opened out, the removed tissue is collected in the expanded bag of the removing part, and the removing part with tissue is pulled optionally at least partially into the open part of the hollow tube. The connecting elements of the removing part can then be brought together and snapped or zipped closed.

主权项

1. A device for removing tissue by means of laparoscopy or thoracoscopy, the device comprising a hollow tube with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal portion between the proximal and distal ends, an operating part with a handle retained by the hollow tube, and a removing part comprising a bag of flexible, watertight material retained adjacent to the distal end of the hollow tube wherein the distal end of the hollow tube has an opening for receiving the bag of the removing part, wherein the hollow tube has a guide for operating the removing part and wherein the bag of the removing part has the form of a zeppelin and further comprising first and second longitudinal connecting elements disposed along an upper side of the bag of the removing part and a plurality of ribs wherein the plurality of ribs run in a substantially oval shape in a longitudinal direction of the bag of the removing part wherein the handle is connected to a closing mechanism of the connecting elements and wherein the hollow tube is partially open along a distal segment of the longitudinal portion along an underside thereof adjacent to the removing part.