Patent ID: 11903602
Assignee: HOLOGIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A tissue removal system, comprising:
an introducer having a lumen extending through the introducer, the introducer being configured for transcervical insertion into a uterus; and
a tissue removal device, the tissue removal device comprising
a housing,
a tubular member having a proximal end coupled to the housing and a distal end, the tubular member configured for movement through the introducer lumen, and
a position indicator extending radially outward from an outer wall of a proximal portion of the tubular member,

wherein a proximal portion of the introducer lumen is configured to accommodate passage of the tubular member therethrough, while providing sufficient interference with the position indicator to impart feedback to a user grasping the housing of the tissue removal device indicating that the proximal portion of the tubular member has entered into the proximal portion of the introducer lumen without prohibiting further travel of the tubular member distally through the introducer lumen.