Patent ID: 8409112
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A specimen collection system for use with a grasping tool having a pair of movable jaws during a surgical procedure, comprising: a flexible bag having a bottom end and a mouth end; a grasping tool having a pair of moveable, substantially rigid jaws, at least one of the jaws having an inwardly facing pin on an inner surface; and a sleeve extending at least partway around a perimeter of the mouth end of the bag, wherein the sleeve is adapted to receive the jaws of the grasping tool between an inner and an outer layer of the sleeve such that when the jaws are opened in a substantially v-shaped configuration, the mouth end of the bag is opened, and when the jaws are closed in a substantially parallel configuration, the mouth end of the bag is closed and wherein the pin is adapted to grasp the flexible bag when the jaws of the grasping tool are closed together.