Patent ID: 9320535
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A tissue removal system, comprising: a handheld housing; an outer shaft comprising a distal portion and a proximal portion, the proximal portion coupled to the handheld housing; a distal sheath coupled to the distal portion of the outer shaft; a motor; an inner shaft including a lumen having a distal opening, the inner shaft coupled to the motor, the inner shaft being located partially within the outer shaft and partially within the distal sheath, the distal sheath including a cylindrical portion extending circumferentially about the inner shaft; a tip portion having a proximal end, a side opening, and a lumen extending therebetween, the tip portion coupled to a distal portion of the inner shaft; and an elongate member slidably coupled to the lumen of the inner shaft and the lumen of the tip portion, the elongate member configured to slidably extend through the tip portion, the elongate member having a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, wherein the distal sheath comprises at least one element that engages the tip portion to couple the tip portion to the distal sheath.