Patent ID: 8465439

Claim:
A collection and separation device for use in combination with a fluid collection container operatively coupled to a suction source to withdraw body fluids and collect tissue specimens from a patient, comprising: a tissue collection container separated into upper and lower portions by a porous separator, said upper portion having a larger diameter than said lower portion, said tissue collection container having a ledge on an interior surface thereof for supporting said porous separator, at least one tissue collection basket having a porous lower surface removably disposed in said upper portion to receive body fluids and tissue specimens from the patient, wherein body fluids and tissue specimens from the patient are received in said at least one tissue collection basket, wherein the tissue specimens are retained in the tissue collection basket for subsequent removal from said tissue collection container and wherein the body fluids are collected in the fluid collection chamber, said at least one tissue collection basket having downward projections to provide distance between the porous lower surface thereof and the porous separator.