Outflow collection vessels, systems, and components thereof for hysteroscopic surgical procedures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11452806-B2
Application number	US-201916593605-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 4, 2019
Priority date	Oct 4, 2019
Publication date	Sep 27, 2022
Grant date	Sep 27, 2022

Abstract

A collection system for collecting outflow from a hysteroscopic surgical procedure includes a collection vessel and a mounting stand. The collection vessel defines an internal volume and includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The collection vessel is transitionable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The mounting stand includes an upper retainer and a lower retainer. The upper retainer of the mounting stand is configured to retain the top portion of the collection vessel and the lower retainer of the mounting stand is configured to retain the bottom portion of the collection vessel. The upper and lower retainers are configured to retain the collection vessel thereon in the expanded configuration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A collection system for collecting outflow from a hysteroscopic surgical procedure, the collection system comprising:
a collection vessel defining an internal volume and including a top portion and a bottom portion, the collection vessel including a top plate at the top portion of the collection vessel and a body extending from the top plate, the collection vessel transitionable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration;
a mounting stand including an upper retainer and a lower retainer, the upper retainer of the mounting stand including at least one support arm configured to retain the top portion of the collection vessel and the lower retainer of the mounting stand including at least one other support arm configured to retain the bottom portion of the collection vessel, the at least one support arm and the at least one other support arm of the upper and lower retainers, respectively, configured to retain the collection vessel thereon in the expanded configuration;
at least one top eyelet extending from a face of the top plate opposite the body, the at least one top eyelet configured to receive the at least one support arm of the upper retainer therein to support the top portion of the collection vessel;
at least one bottom eyelet extending substantially vertically from the bottom portion of the collection vessel, the at least one bottom eyelet configured to receive the at least one other support arm of the lower retainer therein to support the bottom portion of the collection vessel; and
a support frame arranged in the collection vessel, the support frame defining a helical shape extending between the top portion and the bottom portion of the collection vessel, the support frame configured to provide structural support to the collection vessel.

2. The collection system according to claim 1 , wherein the collection vessel includes a bottom plate coupled to the body at the bottom portion of the collection vessel, the at least one bottom eyelet extending substantially vertically from the bottom plate of the collection vessel.

3. The collection system according to claim 1 , wherein the top plate includes at least one port configured to connect to tubing such that the tubing is disposed in communication with the internal volume.

4. The collection system according to claim 1 , wherein the upper retainer includes at least one upper support arm configured to retain the top portion of the collection vessel thereon and wherein the lower retainer includes at least one lower support arm configured to retain the bottom portion of the collection vessel thereon.

5. The collection system according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting stand includes at least one vertical support and wherein the at least one other support arm extends from the at least one vertical support.

6. The collection system according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one other support arm extends substantially horizontally with respect to the at least one vertical support.

7. The collection system according to claim 1 , wherein the support frame includes at least one wire.

8. The collection system according to claim 1 , wherein the support frame is arranged between two layers of the body of the collection vessel.

9. The collection system according to claim 1 , wherein the support frame is configured to provide longitudinal support to the collection vessel when it is transitioned between a storage condition and a use condition.

10. A surgical system, comprising:
a surgical instrument;
a vacuum pump; and
a collection system for collecting outflow from the surgical instrument, the collection system comprising:
a collection vessel defining an internal volume and including a top portion and a bottom portion, the collection vessel including a top plate at the top portion of the collection vessel and a body extending from the top plate, the collection vessel transitionable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration;
a mounting stand including an upper retainer and a lower retainer, the upper retainer of the mounting stand configured to retain the top portion of the collection vessel and the lower retainer of the mounting stand configured to retain the bottom portion of the collection vessel, the upper and lower retainers configured to retain the collection vessel thereon in the expanded configuration;
at least one top eyelet extending from a face of the top plate opposite the body, the at least one top eyelet configured to receive at least one support arm therein to support the top portion of the collection vessel;
outflow tubing connecting the surgical instrument with the internal volume of the collection vessel;
vacuum tubing connecting the vacuum pump with the internal volume of the collection vessel;
at least one bottom eyelet extending substantially vertically from the bottom portion of the collection vessel, the at least one bottom eyelet configured to receive at least one other support arm therein to support the bottom portion of the collection vessel; and
a support frame arranged in the collection vessel, the support frame defining a helical shape extending between the top portion and the bottom portion of the collection vessel, the support frame configured to provide structural support to the collection vessel.

11. The surgical system according to claim 10 , wherein the top plate includes first and second ports to connect the outflow tubing and the vacuum tubing to the internal volume of the collection vessel.

12. The surgical system according to claim 10 , wherein the support frame is configured to at least one of telescope, pivot, flex, or tilt to transition the collection vessel between the collapsed configuration and the expanded configuration.

13. The surgical system according to claim 10 , wherein the surgical instrument is a tissue resection instrument configured to receive outflow from a surgical site.

14. The surgical system according to claim 13 , further comprising a control console configured to control the tissue resection instrument and including the vacuum pump disposed therein.

15. The surgical system according to claim 10 , wherein the mounting stand includes at least one vertical support and wherein the at least one other support arm extends from the at least one vertical support.

16. The surgical system according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one other support arm extends substantially horizontally with respect to the at least one vertical support.

17. The collection system according to claim 10 , wherein the support frame includes at least one wire.

18. The collection system according to claim 10 , wherein the support frame is arranged between two layers of the body of the collection vessel.

19. The collection system according to claim 10 , wherein the support frame is configured to provide longitudinal support to the collection vessel when it is transitioned between a storage condition and a use condition.

Assignees

• Covidien Lp

Inventors

• Whisler Jordan A
• Wood Timothy J
• Pickering Chad A
• Begg Nikolai D
• Leibowitz Dalia
• An Allen X

Classifications

• A61M2209/084

  Supporting bases, stands for equipment · CPC title

• A61B2217/005

  with suction drainage system · CPC title

• A61M1/70

  Gravity drainage systems (drainage containers not being adapted for subjection to vacuum A61M1/69) · CPC title

• A61B2017/00199

  with a console, e.g. a control panel with a display · CPC title

• A61B17/320016

  Endoscopic cutting instruments, e.g. arthroscopes, resectoscopes (A61B10/0233, A61B17/29, A61B17/3207 take precedence) · CPC title