Patent ID: 8192435
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N

Abstract:
1. A surgical tissue removal system, comprising: a flexible elongate body that is adapted to conform with the target anatomy, the body having at least one blade edge, where the flexible elongate body is a thin, flat, ribbon shaped flexible body that further comprises a profile having a width that is substantially greater than a height; a region at the proximal end of the flexible elongate body configured to be pulled proximally to draw the blade edge proximally across impinging tissue; a guidewire connector at the distal end of the flexible elongate body configured to removably connect to the end of a guidewire so that the end of the guidewire hooks into the guidewire connector at the distal end of the flexible elongate body so that the guidewire and flexible elongate body can be pulled toward the target anatomy to bend the flexible elongate body against the target anatomy and can be pulled distally to draw the cutting blade distally across impinging tissue, wherein the guidewire connector is configured to connect the flexible elongate body to the end of a guidewire while the flexible elongate body is pulled both proximally and distally and the blade edge is pulled proximally and distally across the impinging tissue to cut the impinging tissue; and a barrier having at least one window, where the flexible body is slidably located within the barrier such that when the elongate body moves within the barrier, the blade edges move across the window.