Patent ID: 8286899

Claim:
A device for dicing and separating tissue, wherein the device comprises: (a) a housing defining an interior space, wherein the interior space has a cross sectional profile, wherein the housing comprises an opening providing access to the interior space, wherein the housing comprises at least one outlet extending from the housing and providing a passageway to the interior space of the housing; (b) a blade assembly comprising a blade portion configured to complement the cross sectional profile of the interior space of the housing; (c) a linear actuating member, wherein the actuating member is operably configured to linearly reciprocate the blade assembly; and (d) a rotary actuating member having a first mode and a second mode, wherein in the first mode the rotary actuating member is operably configured to clock the blade assembly during reciprocation of the blade assembly, wherein in the second mode the rotary actuating member is operably configured to continuously rotate the blade assembly separate from the reciprocation of the blade assembly.