Patent ID: 7255706
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cutting and removing living tissue comprising: a rotational axle device; at least one non-mechanical cutting device adapted to be radially displaced from said rotational axle device upon deployment; and a first collapsible plate adapted to cover an area from said rotational axle device to said at least one non-mechanical cutting device, wherein said rotational axle device comprises a guide device; a first elongated instrument having a proximal end and a distal end; a second elongated instrument adapted to advance over said first elongated instrument and having a proximal end and a distal end; and a second collapsible plate, and wherein said non-mechanical cutting device is movably connected to said first elongated instrument or to said second elongated instrument, wherein said first collapsible plate or said second collapsible plate is associated with said first elongated instrument or said second elongated instrument.