Patent ID: 8801739

Claim:
A tissue removal system, comprising: a handheld housing, an adjustment assembly and a motor configured to rotate at a speed of at least about 8,000 rpm; an outer shaft with a beveled distal end and a proximal end attached to the handheld housing and having a length of about 10 cm to about 30 cm and an average diameter of less than about 3 mm; an inner shaft located within the outer shaft and coupled to the motor, the inner shaft comprising a blunt distal end; an elongate member having a distal end, the elongate member extending through a distal opening of the inner shaft; and a support element having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end coupled to the inner shaft and the distal end coupled to the elongate member, wherein the support element is configured to outwardly deflect from the inner shaft when the elongate member is extended distally.