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

Claim 15:
16. A device for performing endoscopic surgery on a patient, comprising:
an endoscopic instrument having a distal end with a surgical tip and having a proximal end with a handle, wherein the distal end is configured for insertion through a skin incision in the patient into a dissected space;
an insufflation channel configured to convey an insufflation gas subcutaneously into the dissected space;
a removal channel disposed within the endoscopic instrument, the 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 to process the fluidic contents to retain at least some of the biological impurities and to exhaust the insufflation gas.