Surgical device with incorporated tissue extraction

The tissue resecting system of claim 16, wherein the plurality of locking features are at least one selected from the group consisting:

• of threaded engagement;
• snap-fit;
• frictional engagement;
• pins;
• fasteners;
• and combinations thereof.

A disposable handset component comprising:

• a handle portion that defines a hub section and a mating section, the handle defines a fluid path that extends through the hub section and the mating section;
• an elongated shaft coupled to the hub section of the handle portion, the elongated shaft defines an internal flow channel fluidly coupled to the fluid path, and a central axis;
• an aperture through a distal end of the elongated shaft;
• a cutting blade within the elongated shaft and in operational relationship to the aperture;
• a rotating hub disposed within hub section and in operational relationship to a portion of the fluid path within the hub section, the rotating hub defines a drive connector exposed at a transition between the hub section and the mating section;
• a drive shaft that mechanically couples the cutting blade to the rotating hub, the drive shaft disposed within the internal flow channel of the elongated shaft and also disposed in the portion of the fluid path in the hub section;
• and
• a seal in operational relationship to the rotating hub and the hub section, the seal fluidly isolates the fluid channel from drive connector exposed at the transition between the hub section and the mating section.

A method of performing a surgical procedure, comprising:

• disposing a cutting element in proximity to an organ, wherein the cutting element is disposed on a distal end of an elongated shaft being part of a handset that comprises a reusable portion and a disposable portion, wherein the handset is coupled to a power source, a footswitch, a filtration system, and a pump;
• activating the cutting element by applying power from the power source to the handset, wherein the reusable portion comprises a motor that drives the cutting element;
• and
• removing, from the organ, fluid and tissue by way of a fluid path extending through the disposable portion, wherein the motor is fluidly isolated from the fluid path by a seal and the removed fluid and tissue do not contact with the reusable portion, the removing creates removed fluid.