Patent ID: 7591790

Claim:
A self-contained apparatus for removing a gelatinous substance from a target area of a human body, the apparatus comprising: a handpiece; a source of rotational energy; a cannula including a proximal end portion structured to be coupled to the handpiece and an open distal tip adapted to be placed in the target area of the human body prior to the proximal end portion being coupled to the handpiece; a rotational element structured to be operatively coupled to the source of rotational energy, the rotational element disposed at least partially in the cannula, wherein the apparatus is structured so that the rotational element and the cannula cooperatively engage to form a source of suction effective in drawing a gelatinous substance from the target area of the human body into the cannula in response to rotation of the rotational element; and the apparatus including no external source of suction and being structured to be self-contained.