TISSUE REMOVAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
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1. A tissue removal device, comprising:
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a rigid aspiration cannula extending from the housing to a distal tip outside the housing, the distal tip having a distal opening;
a valve disposed in the housing, the valve comprising a valve port communicating with the aspiration cannula in a fluid-sealed manner;
an aspiration line communicating with the valve and passing through the housing of the tissue removal device to provide a fluid connection between the aspiration cannula and a collection receptacle comprising a canister interior, an aspiration inlet communicating with the aspiration line and the cassette interior, and a vacuum outlet communicating with the cassette interior and configured for communication with a vacuum source, wherein the vacuum source creates a vacuum in a fluid circuit comprising the collection receptacle, the aspiration line, and the aspiration cannula, the valve being controlled to open and close to provide a pulsed vacuum.
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Abstract
A tissue removal device includes a rigid aspiration cannula, a valve communicating with the aspiration cannula in a fluid-sealed manner, and a pneumatically-driven actuator configured for moving the valve between an open position and a closed position, wherein at the open position the valve defines an aspiration path through the aspiration cannula and the valve, and at the closed position the valve prevents vacuum from being applied at the distal tip.
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18 Claims
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1. A tissue removal device, comprising:
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a housing; a rigid aspiration cannula extending from the housing to a distal tip outside the housing, the distal tip having a distal opening; a valve disposed in the housing, the valve comprising a valve port communicating with the aspiration cannula in a fluid-sealed manner; an aspiration line communicating with the valve and passing through the housing of the tissue removal device to provide a fluid connection between the aspiration cannula and a collection receptacle comprising a canister interior, an aspiration inlet communicating with the aspiration line and the cassette interior, and a vacuum outlet communicating with the cassette interior and configured for communication with a vacuum source, wherein the vacuum source creates a vacuum in a fluid circuit comprising the collection receptacle, the aspiration line, and the aspiration cannula, the valve being controlled to open and close to provide a pulsed vacuum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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3. The tissue removal device of claim 3 where the collection receptacle comprises:
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a cassette configured for being operated in an installed position at which the cassette is removably inserted into a console, and at the installed position the vacuum outlet communicates with the vacuum source, wherein the aspiration path runs from the inner cannula, through the aspiration line and into the cassette interior. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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