Tissue collection and refining device and method
A tissue refining device for collecting and processing tissue received from a harvesting device under suction from a vacuum source comprising an improved canister and separator device wherein the canister is reinforced to avoid cracking, an eccentric funnel is used to separate the space within the canister which also allows for visual inspection and control of the tissue, liquid, and fat. A specially designed barbed spout on the funnel allows for flex at that connection without loss of device integrity. The device also has a proprietary method for placement on its custom stand.
1. An improvement to a device for collecting and refining tissue received from a harvesting device under suction from a vacuum source, comprising: a canister body with reinforced perimeter edges containing a scored notch, an eccentric separator element dividing the canister body into an upper vacuum chamber in communication with the vacuum port and the tissue harvesting port and a lower vacuum chamber in communication with the evacuation port, the separator element including a plurality of apertures projecting through the separator element and a depression with a channel in communication with the tissue retrieval port; the eccentric separator element having a reinforced barbed spout attachable to the extending the tissue retrieval port outside of the canister body and providing an attachment surface for different types of medical tubing wherein the scored notch extends along a circumferential region facing opposite the barbed spout.
2. A device as in claim 1 wherein the canister has extended and flanged perimeter edges for added structural integrity of the canister.
3. A device as in claim 1 wherein the canister has a small indentation or notch opposite the funnel spout orifice for ease of mounting on a stand.
4. A device as in claim 1 wherein the separator element is an eccentric funnel proximal to the edge of the canister with a downwardly extending circumferentially barbed spout extending the tissue retrieval port outside of the canister body and providing an attachment surface for different types of tubing, and wherein the barbed spout is a hose barb.
5. A funnel as in claim 4 wherein the funnel spout has small orifices surrounding its upper perimeter to enable thinner fluids like saline to pass through, while not permitting thicker bodily fluids including fat to pass through.
6. A device as in claim 1 wherein the orifice through which the funnel spout is designed to fit and glue specifically within a reinforced ring around the orifice wherein the reinforced ring is fixed to the spout itself, aiding in the structural integrity and flexibility of the spout.