Patent ID: 9226650
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method for removal of fibroid tissue from a uterus, comprising: transcervically inserting first and second discrete channels into the uterus, the first discrete channel having a first end in communication with an inlet valve such that a physiological salt solution is able to flow from the inlet valve into and through the first discrete channel and out of a second opposing end of the first discrete channel into the uterus, and the second discrete channel having an observation mechanism at a first end thereof and a lens adjacent to a second opposing end thereof, the second discrete channel being sealed from the first discrete channel to prevent the physiological salt solution from the inlet valve from entering the uterus through the second discrete channel; after the transcervically inserting of the first and the second discrete channels into the uterus, delivering the physiological salt solution into the uterus through the first discrete channel to distend the uterus; inserting a motor driven cutter into the first discrete channel such that a cutting region of the motor driven cutter extends past the second opposing end of the first discrete channel into the uterus, the motor driven cutter including an outer tube defining a cutting window and an inner tube received within the outer tube, the inner tube defining a lumen; energizing an electric motor; after the delivering the physiological salt solution into the uterus, cutting and detaching the fibroid tissue from the uterus using the energized motor driven cutter; and aspirating the cut and detached fibroid tissue and at least a portion of the a physiological salt solution from the uterus through the lumen of the inner tube of the motor driven cutter.