Patent ID: 8267933

Claim:
A resectoscope for removing organic tissue by means of high-frequency current, comprising: a shaft for receiving a device that can be acted upon by high-frequency voltage, said device comprising: a loop carrier having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis extending from said proximal end to said distal end, said loop carrier able to rotate about said longitudinal axis relative to said shaft, a loop arranged at said distal end of said loop carrier and being able to be acted upon by high-frequency voltage, said loop having a loop end portion, said loop having an approximate semi-circular shape extending over approximately 180 degrees, said loop extending in a plane transverse to said longitudinal axis of said loop carrier, and a connection element connecting said loop with said loop carrier and having a distal connection element portion, said distal connection element portion extending obliquely with respect to the plane of the loop, said loop end portion and said distal connection element portion converging at an acute angle forming a wedge-shaped cutter having a point, wherein said wedge-shaped cutter points in a direction of rotation of said loop carrier.