Patent ID: 9474536
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A tissue removal probe, comprising: a multi-lumen elongated member having a working channel, a distal end region, and a distal end, the distal end region of the elongated member including a window cutout extending therethrough, the window cutout being positioned proximally of the distal end of the elongated member, wherein the elongated member further includes at least one lumen configured for coupling to a source of at least one of irrigation and/or aspiration fluid; a drive shaft rotatably disposed within the working channel; and a rotatable tissue removal element mounted to a distal end of the drive shaft, the tissue removal element being aligned with the window cutout, the tissue removal element having a plurality of tissue-cutting structures configured to resect tissue as the drive shaft rotates the tissue removal element.