Patent ID: 8556825

Claim:
A medical instrument for removing tissue from a patient's body during a minimally invasive surgical procedure, comprising: (a) a housing having a distal end and a proximal end; (b) an inlet to the housing located near the distal end of the housing; (c) two rotary elements supported directly or indirectly by the housing, one of which is located near the distal end of the housing and the other of which is located closer to the proximal end of the housing; (d) an elongated member selected from the group comprising a flexible member and a bendable member, extending around the rotary elements which may move in a desired direction by an activation mechanism; and (e) a plurality of anvils moveable by the elongated member and configured to move past the inlet, such that when tissue is located in the inlet at least a portion of it is removed by the interaction of the anvils with an edge of the housing.