Patent ID: 9579115
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A tissue retrieval apparatus comprising: an actuator; a tissue bag having an open end and a closed end, the open end of the tissue bag connected to the actuator; a cord attached along a periphery of the open end of the tissue bag and to the actuator; a guide bead secured to the tissue bag, the guide bead slidable on the cord in a first direction to close the open end of the tissue bag and in a second direction opposite the first direction to reopen the open end of the tissue bag from a closed state, the guide bead comprising: an introducer tube; wherein a portion of the actuator, the tissue bag, the cord, and the guide bead are positionable within the introducer tube in a stowed configuration, wherein the actuator is slidable with respect to the introducer tube to advance the guide bead and the tissue bag to a deployed position outside the introducer tube, and wherein the guide bead is prevented from reentering the introducer tube from the deployed position.