Patent ID: 8123698

Claim:
A system for treating a lesion site of a patient, comprising: a cannula having a lumen; a conduit in communication with said lumen; an introducer stylet removably disposed within said cannula; a resecting device selectively insertable within said cannula; and an adjuvant treatment device selectively insertable within said cannula, wherein the adjuvant treatment device includes a shield covering a portion of said adjuvant treatment device for protecting a non-targeted tissue region, and a first exterior region and a second exterior region diametrically opposite said first exterior region, said first exterior region and said second exterior region arranged at a common axial location along said adjuvant treatment device, said shield extending over said first exterior region and not over said second exterior region, and wherein at least a portion of the shield is selectively insertable within said cannula; wherein the resecting device is a separate component from the adjuvant treatment device.