Patent ID: 6406440
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical instrument for the removal of biological material through an opening within a patient, the biological material being larger than the opening within the patient, the surgical instrument comprising:a. a specimen retrieval bag having at least one wall, said specimen retrieval bag having an open end, a closed end and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, said open end for receiving biological materials therein; and b. at least one material transfer member attached to said wall adjacent to said open end, said material transfer member extending radially from said wall and being in fluid communication with said bag, wherein when said open end of said bag is removed from the patient through the opening and said material transfer member is at least partially removed therethrough, a portion of the biological material moves from a portion of said bag within the patient to a portion of said material transfer member outside of said patient to reduce the size of the biological material within the patient.