A tissue removal system, comprising: a tissue removal device, including: a handpiece; an outer cannula having an outer cannula lumen, a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer cannula opening adjacent the distal end, wherein the opening defines a cutting edge for severing tissue; and an inner cannula (276, 576) disposed in the outer cannula lumen and reciprocable within the outer cannula lumen, the inner cannula having an inner cannula lumen (278, 578), a proximal end (277, 577), an open distal end, a cutting edge at the distal end, a bending portion (285, 585), a living hinge (280, 580), a cutting section (283, 583), and a body section, with the living hinge being located between the cutting section and the body section, the bending portion being located between the inner cannula proximal end and the living hinge, and wherein the cutting section is pivotable when the inner cannula reciprocates within the outer cannula lumen; a tissue collector in fluid communication with the inner cannula lumen; and a tube bender comprising a generally linear outer cannula retainer and a generally curved tube bending surface proximal of the outer cannula retainer, wherein the outer cannula retainer includes a channel, and the outer cannula of the tissue cutting device is insertable within the outer cannula retainer channel a tissue removal device, including: a handpiece; an outer cannula having an outer cannula lumen, a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer cannula opening adjacent the distal end, wherein the opening defines a cutting edge for severing tissue; and an inner cannula (276, 576) disposed in the outer cannula lumen and reciprocable within the outer cannula lumen, the inner cannula having an inner cannula lumen (278, 578), a proximal end (277, 577), an open distal end, a cutting edge at the distal end, a bending portion (285, 585), a living hinge (280, 580), a cutting section (283, 583), and a body section, with the living hinge being located between the cutting section and the body section, the bending portion being located between the inner cannula proximal end and the living hinge, and wherein the cutting section is pivotable when the inner cannula reciprocates within the outer cannula lumen; a handpiece; an outer cannula having an outer cannula lumen, a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer cannula opening adjacent the distal end, wherein the opening defines a cutting edge for severing tissue; and an inner cannula (276, 576) disposed in the outer cannula lumen and reciprocable within the outer cannula lumen, the inner cannula having an inner cannula lumen (278, 578), a proximal end (277, 577), an open distal end, a cutting edge at the distal end, a bending portion (285, 585), a living hinge (280, 580), a cutting section (283, 583), and a body section, with the living hinge being located between the cutting section and the body section, the bending portion being located between the inner cannula proximal end and the living hinge, and wherein the cutting section is pivotable when the inner cannula reciprocates within the outer cannula lumen; a tissue collector in fluid communication with the inner cannula lumen; and a tube bender comprising a generally linear outer cannula retainer and a generally curved tube bending surface proximal of the outer cannula retainer, wherein the outer cannula retainer includes a channel, and the outer cannula of the tissue cutting device is insertable within the outer cannula retainer channel