Patent ID: 9375224
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A device for removing tissue by means of laparoscopy or thoracoscopy, the device comprising a hollow tube with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal portion between the proximal and distal ends, an operating part with a handle retained by the hollow tube, and a removing part comprising a bag of flexible, watertight material retained adjacent to the distal end of the hollow tube wherein the distal end of the hollow tube has an opening for receiving the bag of the removing part, wherein the hollow tube has a guide for operating the removing part and wherein the bag of the removing part has the form of a zeppelin and further comprising first and second longitudinal connecting elements disposed along an upper side of the bag of the removing part and a plurality of ribs wherein the plurality of ribs run in a substantially oval shape in a longitudinal direction of the bag of the removing part wherein the handle is connected to a closing mechanism of the connecting elements and wherein the hollow tube is partially open along a distal segment of the longitudinal portion along an underside thereof adjacent to the removing part.