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US 2016/0256181 A1Published application
Morcellator concept for tonsillectomy
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsJAMES D. ALLEN, IV, ROBERT M. SHARP, GARY M. COUTURE, CASSANDRA LATIMER
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Abstract
A morcellator includes an elongated tube, a shaft, and a blade. The elongated tube has proximal and distal ends and defines a channel therethrough. The shaft is positioned within the channel and has a distal end portion and has a longitudinal axis defined therealong. The blade is positioned on the distal end portion of the shaft and is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the shaft and to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue.
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A morcellator, comprising:
- an elongated tube having proximal and distal ends and defining a channel therethrough;
- a shaft positioned within the channel having a distal end portion and having a longitudinal axis defined therealong;
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- a blade positioned on the distal end portion of the shaft, the blade configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the shaft and to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue.
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A morcellation system, comprising:
- a vacuum source;
- an electrosurgical energy source;
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- a morcellator including:
- an elongated tube having proximal and distal ends and defining a channel therethrough, the vacuum source in communication with the channel to selectively provide suction through the channel;
- a shaft positioned within the channel having a distal end portion and having a longitudinal axis defined therealong;
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- a blade positioned on the distal end portion of the shaft, the blade configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the shaft and to deliver electrosurgical energy from the electrosurgical energy source to tissue.
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A method of morcellating tissue, comprising:
- positioning a distal end of a morcellator adjacent tissue;
- activating a suction control of the morcellator to provide suction through a channel defined through the morcellator to draw tissue into the distal end of the morcellator;
- rotating a blade positioned within the channel adjacent a distal end of the morcellator to morcellate tissue drawn into the distal end of the morcellator;
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- delivering electrosurgical energy to tissue drawn into the distal end of the morcellator with the blade.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.