Patent ID: 8622997

Claim:
A tissue transfer system, comprising: a tissue collection canister; a tissue collection canister lid, the tissue collection canister lid including a first port, a second port, and a third port; a tissue collection vessel within the tissue collection canister, wherein the tissue collection vessel is impermeable, and wherein the third port of the tissue collection canister lid is in communication with an interior of the tissue collection vessel through an outlet of the tissue collection vessel; harvest tubing, wherein a first end of the harvest tubing is interconnected to an inlet of the tissue collection vessel via the first port of the tissue collection canister lid; a tissue collection cannula interconnected to a second end of the harvest tubing, wherein the tissue collection cannula is in communication with an interior of the tissue collection vessel via the harvest tubing, the first port of the tissue collection canister lid, and the inlet of the tissue collection vessel; a vacuum source; vacuum tubing, wherein via the vacuum tubing an interior of the tissue collection canister is in communication with the vacuum source, the second port of the tissue collection canister lid, and the third port of the tissue collection canister lid, wherein the second port of the tissue collection canister lid is also in communication with an interior of the tissue collection canister and an exterior of the tissue collection vessel.