ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,392, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH (Tuebingen, Germany).

"Retrieve device and method for retrieving of tissue" was invented by Uwe Schnitzler (Tuebingen, Germany) and Markus Enderle (Tuebingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retrieve device for retrieving tissue having a retrieve bag that is at least in part a hydrophilic water permeable filter diaphragm. The filter diaphragm may have a pore width that allows for blocking passage of pathogen cells or other pathogen material. The pores width may also be large enough to allow water to exit out of the retrieve bag. Liquid in the retrieve bag can b...