Patent ID: 7033357
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument comprising: a tube having a distal end and a proximal end and defining a lumen therethrough, said distal end including a cutting edge extending longitudinally therefrom; a shaft within said lumen of said tube, said shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end of said shaft including a blade, one of said shaft and said tube being rotatable with respect to the other such that said blade cooperates with said cutting edge to cur body tissue between said cutting edge and said blade; and a handle coupled to a proximal end of said tube and having an opening therethrough in communication with said lumen of said tube, wherein said lumen of said tube has a dimension suitable to accommodate, in addition to the shaft, an auxiliary instrument inserted through the opening in the handle.