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Patent US9486188 - Retrieval device - Google Patents
An endoscopic surgical device for retrieving severed tissue or foreign bodies from within a subject is disclosed. The device comprises a support unit and a tissue retrieving net system. The net system is carried by the support unit and may be inserted into the subject through an orifice or small incision...http://www.google.ca/patents/US9486188?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US9486188 - Retrieval device
Publication number US9486188 B2
Application number US 10/965,542
Also published as EP1387639A2, EP1387639A4, EP1387639B1, EP2471471A2, EP2471471A3, US6814739, US9730716, US20030004538, US20050165412, US20170086866, WO2002094082A2, WO2002094082A3
Publication number 10965542, 965542, US 9486188 B2, US 9486188B2, US-B2-9486188, US9486188 B2, US9486188B2
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International Classification A61B17/00, A61B17/22, A61B17/221, A61B1/00
Cooperative Classification A61B17/221, A61B17/00234, A61B2017/2212, A61B2017/00287