Devices and methods for performing procedures on a breast
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1. A method of removing tissue from a breast, comprising the steps of:
- providing a tissue cutting device having a shaft and an elongate cutting element coupled to the shaft and movable from a retracted position to an expanded position, the cutting element being an elongate element which bows outward in the expanded position;
advancing the tissue cutting device adjacent to tissue to be removed and without penetrating a tissue area that is to be removed;
expanding the cutting element toward the expanded position;
moving the cutting element through the breast tissue to cut the breast tissue, the cutting element being moved around the tissue volume of interest to create a peripheral margin around the tissue area;
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Abstract
A guide element is used to guide a cutting device when removing breast tissue. The cutting device may have a tissue collection element for collecting tissue. The tissue collection element may be detachable so that the collection element may be removed independent from the cutting device.
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1. A method of removing tissue from a breast, comprising the steps of:
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providing a tissue cutting device having a shaft and an elongate cutting element coupled to the shaft and movable from a retracted position to an expanded position, the cutting element being an elongate element which bows outward in the expanded position;
advancing the tissue cutting device adjacent to tissue to be removed and without penetrating a tissue area that is to be removed;
expanding the cutting element toward the expanded position;
moving the cutting element through the breast tissue to cut the breast tissue, the cutting element being moved around the tissue volume of interest to create a peripheral margin around the tissue area;
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4. A method of removing breast tissue, comprising the steps of:
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providing a tissue cutting device having a shaft and a cutting element, the cutting element being movable from a collapsed position to an expanded position;
introducing the tissue cutting device into the patient'"'"'s breast through a first incision with the cutting element in the collapsed position;
expanding the cutting element;
moving the cutting element through breast tissue to cut around the tissue to be removed; and
removing the breast tissue through a second incision different from the first incision. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of removing breast tissue, comprising the steps of:
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providing a tissue cutting device having a shaft, a tissue collection element and a cutting element, the cutting element being movable from a collapsed position to an expanded position;
introducing the tissue cutting device into the patient'"'"'s breast through a first incision with the cutting element in the collapsed position;
expanding the cutting element;
moving the cutting element through breast tissue to cut around the tissue to be removed;
positioning the tissue cut by the cutting element into the tissue collection element; and
removing the tissue collection element through a second incision different from the first incision. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17-72. -72. (canceled)
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