Apparatus and method for morselating and removing tissue from a patient
First Claim
1. Apparatus for morselating tissue within a body cavity of a patient comprising:
- an elongated shaft comprising an outer tube, an inner tube disposed within said outer tube, a proximal end portion, and a distal end portion, said inner and outer tubes being open at their distal ends;
said inner and outer tubes being rotatable with respect to each other; and
electrode surface carried by a rotatable one of said tubes in proximity to the distal end of said tube and being rotatable therewith.
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Abstract
A method for morselating and removing the morselated tissue through a small incision comprising in general inserting a tissue container into the body cavity of a patient through an incision, placing resected tissue in the vessel, inserting a morselator having a rotatable electrode thereon through the incision and into the vessel, morselating the tissue and removing the tissue from the containment vessel and the body. An apparatus for morselating and removing tissue through a small incision within the body cavity of a patient is also disclosed and may comprise a tissue container having an inner chamber for containing resected tissue, and a morselator having a proximal end and a distal end carrying an electrode wherein the distal end is insertable into the body cavity and containment vessel for morselating resected tissue.
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1. Apparatus for morselating tissue within a body cavity of a patient comprising:
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an elongated shaft comprising an outer tube, an inner tube disposed within said outer tube, a proximal end portion, and a distal end portion, said inner and outer tubes being open at their distal ends; said inner and outer tubes being rotatable with respect to each other; and electrode surface carried by a rotatable one of said tubes in proximity to the distal end of said tube and being rotatable therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Apparatus for morselating tissue within a body cavity of a patient comprising:
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an elongated shaft comprising inner and outer tubes rotatable with respect to each other, said shaft having proximal and distal end portions and defined by a wall; a pair of spaced-apart electrode surfaces carried at the distal end of said shaft; and a pair of electrical conductors extending between one of said electrode surfaces and the proximal end of said shaft. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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