Patent ID: 8815099
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A filter for collecting tissue resected from a patient comprising: an inner chamber having a first end, a second end, and a wall positioned therebetween, wherein the wall comprises one or more slots, wherein each slot provides an elongated opening extending from a first end to a second end of the wall, wherein the inner chamber is configured to collect resected tissue therein and wherein the slots are sloped at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the inner chamber to facilitate removal of the collected tissue; an outer chamber having a first end, a second end, a wall positioned therebetween, an outlet port an inlet port, and an outer chamber lid, wherein the outer chamber is configured to receive the inner chamber; and wherein the inner chamber is removably inserted in the outer chamber and the inner chamber is positioned within the outer chamber such that a gap is maintained between an outer surface of the wall of the inner chamber and an inner surface of the wall of the outer chamber; wherein the gap comprises a gap first portion and a gap second portion, wherein a width of the gap first portion is less than a width of the gap second portion; and wherein the filter is configured to allow a fluid medium having resected tissue therein to flow through the inlet port into the inner chamber and at least partially through the slots in the wall of the inner chamber, wherein the filter removes resected tissue from the fluid medium by allowing the fluid medium to pass through the gap first portion, through the gap second portion and out of the outlet port, while the gap first portion inhibits the passage of resected tissue through the gap first portion.