Patent ID: 8795278
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A debridement instrument comprising: an elongated introducer having a proximal end and a distal end; a cutter housing located near the distal end of the introducer; a first cutter element rotatably mounted to the cutter housing adjacent to a tissue access opening in the cutter housing, the first cutter element being configured to remove portions of soft tissue from a body by urging the soft tissue from the body through the tissue access opening and against a second cutter element, the first and second cutter elements configured to cooperate to shear the soft tissue therebetween; and a tissue removal lumen extending along the introducer and having an inlet within the cutter housing, wherein the lumen is configured to remove the tissue portions cut by the first and second cutter elements, wherein the instrument is configured to ensure that the portions of removed tissue have a maximum dimension less than about 2 mm across before they pass through the tissue removal lumen inlet, wherein the tissue access opening is located in a distal most end of the cutter housing and exposes the first and second cutter elements to tissue in a distally facing direction.