Patent ID: 6860888

Claim:
A cutting device for use in a medical procedure, comprising: a housing having a housing cavity and defining a first cutting surface; an actuator positioned within said housing cavity and having a cam groove formed therein; a cutting member positioned within said housing cavity and having a cam follower, said cutting member defining a second cutting surface; a driver configured to move in relation to said housing; wherein movement of said driver in relation to said housing causes said actuator to move within said housing cavity, wherein movement of said actuator within said housing cavity causes said cam groove to cooperate with said cam follower so as to rotate said cutting member relative to said housing, wherein rotation of said cutting member relative to said housing causes said second cutting surface to move relative to said first cutting surface to effectuate a cutting operation, further comprising a spring positioned within said housing cavity, wherein: said first cutting surface and said second cutting surface are movable in relation to each other between a first relative orientation and a second relative orientation, and said spring is operable to bias said first cutting surface and said second cutting surface into said first orientation.