Patent ID: 8758378

Claim:
A surgical micro-resecting system comprising: a micro-resecting instrument including: an outer tubular member having a lumen, a proximal section, and a distal section forming a cutting window fluidly connected to the lumen, an inner member disposed within the lumen and having a proximal portion and a distal portion including a cutting tip positioned at the cutting window upon final assembly, a hub assembly maintaining the proximal section and the proximal portion, formed of an electrically non-conductive material and including an aspiration port and an irrigation port, an electrically non-conductive material covering a region of the outer tubular member distal the hub assembly, wiring electrically connected to the outer tubular member wherein an electrical pathway is established from the wiring to a probe surface proximate the cutting window; a motorized handpiece selectively coupled to the hub assembly for rotating the inner member relative to the outer tubular member an evoked potential monitoring device having an energy source selectively coupled to the wiring for applying a stimulation energy to the probe surface via the wiring and configured to evaluate a proximity of the probe surface relative to a bodily structure of interest.