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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2002
Applicants:
Barry N. Gellman, North Easton, MA (US);
Josef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Barry N. Gellman, North Easton, MA (US);
Josef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A morcellator is designed to comminute tissue. The morcellator includes a rotatable electrode and a drive system. The rotatable electrode has a resistance to the flow of an electrical current. The electrode is heated by the flow of the current through the rotatable electrode. The rotatable electrode is also rotated by the drive system as the rotatable electrode is heated by the flow of the current. The rotation and heating of the rotatable electrode enables the morcellator to comminute tissue.