Ballistic specimen bag for use with ultrasonic devices

Details Ballistic specimen bag for use with ultrasonic devices Ballistic specimen bag for use with ultrasonic devices

1998-05-18

1999-11-09

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Cutting, puncturing or piercing

600 37, 604 33, F61B 1732

Patent

active

059805447

ABSTRACT:
With the advent of laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery, the patient is benefiting from shorter hospitalization, less pain, and generally better outcomes. However, the minimization of the size of incision a surgeon uses in these procedures has created some unique challenges. Large tissue masses, such as fibroid tissue masses, are traditionally excised during the surgical procedure and removed intact from the patient through the surgical incision. One common procedure for reducing the size of large tissue masses is generally referred to as morcellation. In the present invention, a ballistic specimen bag is described for use with ultrasonic surgical instruments. The ballistic specimen bag comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and an opening at the proximal end. A sheet surrounds the opening, extending from the proximal end and enclosing the distal end. The sheet comprises cloth woven from a material having ballistic characteristics. The ballistic specimen bag may be manufactured from a sheet having a V.sub.50 attribute greater than or equal to approximately 1225 feet per second.

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