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

Claim 0:
1. 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;
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,
the tenaculum assembly further comprising a plurality of gears disposed around a circumference of the shaft, wherein a portion of the second actuator contacts a portion of at least one of the plurality of gears to linearly displace the tenaculum assembly along the shaft axis.