Apparatus and method for morselating and removing tissue from a

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1997-09-05

1999-12-28

Coggins, Wynn Wood

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

With means for cutting, scarifying, or vibrating tissue

604 21, 606 45, 606128, A61B 1720, A61B 1722

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060075120

ABSTRACT:
A method for morselating and removing the morselated tissue through a small incision comprising in general inserting a tissue container into the body cavity of a patient through an incision, placing resected tissue in the vessel, inserting a morselator having a rotatable electrode thereon through the incision and into the vessel, morselating the tissue and removing the tissue from the containment vessel and the body. An apparatus for morselating and removing tissue through a small incision within the body cavity of a patient is also disclosed and may comprise a tissue container having an inner chamber for containing resected tissue, and a morselator having a proximal end and a distal end carrying an electrode wherein the distal end is insertable into the body cavity and containment vessel for morselating resected tissue.

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