Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Laparoscopic gallbladder extraction device
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Application No.: US15640636Application Date: 2017-07-03
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Publication No.: US10398457B2Publication Date: 2019-09-03
- Inventor: Yuhao He , Scott LaTulip , Zongchang Liu , Yang Wei , Taiming Chu
- Applicant: The Regents of the University of Michigan, University of Michigan , Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield US MI Ann Arbor
- Assignee: Covidien LP,The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP,The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield US MI Ann Arbor
- Main IPC: A61B17/22
- IPC: A61B17/22 ; A61B17/295 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/29

Abstract:
A surgical instrument for removing a gallbladder is provided. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, and a capture portion operably mounted on a distal end of the elongated body portion. The capture portion defines a tissue receiving opening when in an open configuration and is configured for receipt through an incision when in the capture portion is in a closed configuration. The capture portion includes at least one sharpened member for cutting tissue received within the tissue receiving opening as the capture portion moves from the open configuration to the closed configuration. Also provided is a method of removing a gallbladder using a surgical instrument.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170296211A1 LAPAROSCOPIC GALLBLADDER EXTRACTION DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-10-19
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