Surgical cutting instrument
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1. A surgical cutting instrument comprising:
- an outer tube sized for insertion through an opening in a patient, said outer tube having a generally cylindrical peripheral wall and an outside diameter;
said outer tube having a plurality of openings arranged generally longitudinally along the outer tube including distal and proximal openings;
each of said openings having a cutting edge defining at least a portion of the periphery of such opening;
the ratio of the length of the periphery of each of said openings to said diameter of the outer tube is at least 1.5 to 1;
an inner cutting member rotatable within said outer tube; and
said inner cutting member having a cutting edge cooperable with said cutting edges of the openings of the outer tube for cutting material from within the patient with a shearing action that progresses along both said cutting edges as the inner cutting member rotates.
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Abstract
A surgical cutting instrument comprising an outer tube having a peripheral wall and a longitudinal axis. The outer tube has a plurality of openings arranged generally longitudinally along the outer tube. Each of the openings has first and second cutting edges defining portions of the periphery of such openings. An inner cutting member is rotatable within the outer tube. The inner cutting member has at least one cutting edge cooperable with the first and second cutting edges of the openings of the outer tube for cutting material from within the patient with a shearing action.
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1. A surgical cutting instrument comprising:
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an outer tube sized for insertion through an opening in a patient, said outer tube having a generally cylindrical peripheral wall and an outside diameter; said outer tube having a plurality of openings arranged generally longitudinally along the outer tube including distal and proximal openings; each of said openings having a cutting edge defining at least a portion of the periphery of such opening; the ratio of the length of the periphery of each of said openings to said diameter of the outer tube is at least 1.5 to 1; an inner cutting member rotatable within said outer tube; and said inner cutting member having a cutting edge cooperable with said cutting edges of the openings of the outer tube for cutting material from within the patient with a shearing action that progresses along both said cutting edges as the inner cutting member rotates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical cutting instrument comprising;
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an outer tube sized for insertion through an opening in a patient, said outer tube having a peripheral wall and a longitudinal axis; said outer tube having a plurality of openings arranged generally longitudinally along the outer tube including distal and proximal openings, each of said openings extending circumferentially for at least about 90 degrees; each of said openings having a cutting edge defining at least a portion of the periphery of such opening; an inner cutting member rotatable within said outer tube; and said inner cutting member having a cutting edge cooperable with said cutting edges of said openings of the outer tube for cutting material from within the patient with a shearing action that progresses along said cutting edges of said openings as the inner cutting member rotates. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A surgical cutting instrument comprising:
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an outer tube sized for insertion through an opening in a patient, said outer tube having a peripheral wall and a longitudinal axis, said outer tube having a plurality of openings arranged generally longitudinally along said outer tube, each of said openings having first and second cutting edges defining portions of the periphery of such openings; a helical cutter blade extending within said outer tube and being rotatable within said outer tube, said helical cutter blade having at least one cutting edge cooperable with said first and second cutting edges of said openings of said outer tube for cutting material from within the patient with a shearing action that progresses along said first and second cutting edges as said helical cutter blade rotates; each of said openings having a distal edge and a parallel proximal edge each of which is oriented at an acute angle relative to a line perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said outer tube; and said distal edges and said proximal edges of all of said openings being substantially straight as viewed in a particular direction perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said outer tube and are positioned at substantially the same acute angle relative to said longitudinal axis of said outer tube. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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