Patent ID: 11957381
Assignee: LSI SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. A specimen retrieval system, comprising:
a first tube extending along a first tube axis from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein one or more cutting elements are disposed at the distal end of the first tube;
a second tube extending along a second tube axis from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein one or more cutting elements are disposed at the distal end of the second tube;
a first actuator coupled to each of the first tube and the second tube such that the first actuator rotates the first tube about the first tube axis and the second tube about the second tube axis, the first actuator comprising a rack having (a) a first plurality of rack teeth configured to engage a corresponding plurality of first gear teeth disposed along a circumferential portion of the first tube to rotate the first tube about the first tube axis and (b) a second plurality of rack teeth configured to engage a corresponding plurality of second gear teeth disposed along a circumferential portion of the second tube to rotate the second tube about the second tube axis;
a housing, wherein the first tube is rotatably coupled to the housing and the second tube is rotatably coupled to the housing, and wherein the first actuator is coupled to the housing;
a tenaculum assembly comprising a shaft extending along a shaft axis from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein at least a portion of the shaft is disposed within an interior portion of the first tube; and
a second actuator coupled to the shaft of the tenaculum assembly to linearly displace the tenaculum assembly along the shaft axis.