Patent ID: 7670346

Claim:
A surgical apparatus for removing tissue from an interior portion of a body during a surgical procedure, comprising: an elongate tubular member having an open distal end and a bore defined therein; a pouch assembly movable between a proximal location at least partially within the tubular member and a distal location at least partially exterior to the tubular member, the pouch assembly including a support and a pouch removably attached to the support; the pouch having a first end movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, and a closed second end; the pouch including a circumferential sleeve having a plurality of guide members, each guide member of the plurality of guide members having a passage and being configured to move toward adjacent guide members providing a variable space between guide members; a drive member disposed in the bore of the tubular member and attached to the support for moving the pouch assembly from an undeployed position to a deployed position; and a drawstring disposed in the circumferential sleeve, extending through at least one passage of the guide members, and forming a loop having a diameter corresponding with the diameter of the first end of the pouch.