Arthroscopic devices and methods

A disposable articulating probe attachable to a motorized handpiece, the disposable articulating probe comprising:

• an elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis and an articulating distal region, the elongate shaft comprising a first elongate sleeve and a second elongate sleeve, the second elongate sleeve longitudinally received in the first elongate sleeve, wherein a distal portion of the first elongate sleeve is fixed to a distal portion of the second elongate sleeve;
• a third elongate member longitudinally received in the second elongate sleeve such that at least part of the second elongate sleeve is positioned between the third elongate member and the first elongate sleeve along the elongate shaft,
• a hub for detachably connecting the disposable articulating probe to the motorized handpiece, the hub including a rotatable drive coupling at a proximal end of the hub for detachably engaging a rotating driver of the motorized handpiece when the disposable articulating probe is detachably connected to the motorized handpiece, wherein the rotatable drive coupling, when so detachably engaging the rotating driver, is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft via rotation of the rotating driver,
• wherein the rotatable drive coupling is rotatable in a first direction about the longitudinal axis to cause a portion of the second elongate sleeve to move axially relative to a portion of the first elongate sleeve to articulate the articulating distal region of the elongate shaft,
• wherein the rotatable drive coupling is rotatable in a second direction about the longitudinal axis opposite the first direction to cause the third elongate member to axially reciprocate within the second elongate sleeve.