Patent ID: 11877765
Assignee: TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A vessel harvesting apparatus for removing a blood vessel from a patient, comprising:
an endoscopic instrument having a distal end with a vessel harvesting tip and having a proximal end with a handle;
an insufflation channel configured to convey an insufflation gas subcutaneously into a dissected space within the patient;
a removal channel configured to evacuate fluidic contents from the dissected space, wherein the fluidic contents include insufflation gas and biological impurities; and
a processor coupled to the removal channel and configured to process the fluidic contents and retain at least some of the biological impurities and to exhaust the insufflation gas,
wherein the removal channel is disposed within the endoscopic instrument.