Appendix extractor

Claim 1

An appendix extraction tool, comprising: a cannula sized to fit in a laparoscopic hole in a patient's abdomen having first and second ends, a first end of said cannula being insertable within a human abdomen and having an opening large enough to accommodate a human appendix; two spaced apart guide members positioned within said cannula; a first slidable member connecting said two spaced apart guide members, said first slidable member being positioned within said cannula; a means for moving said first slidable member between a first position within said cannula to a second position which may be inside or outside said first end of said cannula; an appendix grasping line which passes through said two spaced apart guide members, said appendix grasping line forming an appendix grasping loop between said two spaced apart guide members, said appendix grasping line being separate from said means for moving; and means for enlarging and contracting said appendix grasping loop which is separately operable from said means for moving including (i) means for securing said appendix grasping line to a first of said two spaced apart guide members, and (ii) a means for sliding a sufficient amount of said appendix grasping line out a first end of a second of said two spaced apart guide members for said appendix grasping loop to fit around a distal tip of said human appendix, said means for sliding including a second slidable member which can slide within said second guide member of said two spaced apart guide members relatively toward and away from said second of said two spaced apart guide members.