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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2019
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Paul F. Prokop, Woburn, MA (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An end effector assembly of a tissue resecting device includes a cutting member and an elongated outer shaft. The cutting member includes a core defining a passage and a plurality of blades extending radially outward from the core. Adjacent blades define a gap therebetween. The plurality of blades defines at least one window in communication with the passage of the core. The elongated outer shaft includes a tool portion rotatably receiving the plurality of blades of the cutting member therein. The tool portion defines a lateral opening such that the plurality of blades of the cutting member rotatably received in the tool portion is in registration with the lateral opening. The cutting member is transitionable between a neutral position, in which, the cutting member defines a longitudinal axis, and an articulated position, in which, at least a portion of the cutting member is offset from the longitudinal axis.