Patent ID: 11944278
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A cassette for collecting a tissue sample with a medical fluid collection system including a manifold receiver, said cassette comprising:
a housing configured to be removably coupled with the manifold receiver of the medical fluid collection system, said housing defining a first void space, a second void space, and an outlet opening in fluid communication with said first void space and said second void space;
a catch tray configured to be removably positioned within said first void space, said catch tray comprising a screen defining porous features for collecting the tissue sample; and
a filter element disposed within said second void space of said housing, said filter element defining additional porous features; and
a bypass inlet fitting configured to be removably coupled with a suction tube such that a bypass fluid communication path is established from the suction tube to said outlet opening across said filter element but not across said catch tray.