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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1999
Avigdor Lev, Petach Tikva, IL;
Other;
Abstract
A resecting device for use in tissue removal is disclosed. The resecting device includes a cannula having a hollow and which is sized for introduction into a body. The cannula is formed with at least one, preferably a plurality of, cutting openings each having a cutting edge. The resecting device further includes a rotating mechanism which is connectable through a shaft to the cannula and which serves for rotating the cannula around a longitudinal axis thereof. As a result of such rotation and the cannula's construction, when the cannula is contacted with a tissue, the cutting edges of the cutting openings dissect the tissue and direct the dissected tissue through the openings into the hollow of the cannula.