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Surgical apparatus for tissue removal

  • US 5,947,988 A
  • Filed: 12/04/1997
  • Issued: 09/07/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for removing body tissues with an elongated surgical instrument having an ostium formed in one end, comprising the steps of:

  • a) generating sprays of pressurized fluid across said ostium, wherein said sprays are generated by a remote source of pressurized fluid communicating with said ostium through slits formed in a wall defining said ostium;

    b) excising tissue by exposing the tissue to said sprays within said ostium; and

    c) removing said excised tissue and expended fluid from said sprays.

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