Surgical rongeur and methods thereof

A dual-chamber rongeur for selectively saving or discarding human tissue, comprising:

• a main body portion having a first footplate at a distal end of the main body portion and an actuatable valve disposed proximate to the first footplate;
• a first chamber slidably coupled to a top surface of the main body portion, the first chamber further coupled to a first trigger adapted to move the first chamber into and out of a cutting position;
• a second chamber coupled to a bottom surface of the main body portion;
• and
• a second footplate slidably coupled within the main body portion, the second footplate further coupled to a second trigger adapted to move the second footplate into one of a plurality of position to perform the selectively saving or discarding the human tissue.

A method, comprising:

• providing a rongeur, wherein the rongeur comprises:
• a lower shaft including a static footplate at a distal end of the lower shaft, the lower shaft defining a floor including a trap door disposed proximate to the distal end of the lower shaft;
• an upper shaft including a cutting blade at a distal end of the upper shaft, the upper shaft slidably coupled to a top surface of the lower shaft;
• a waste chamber coupled to a bottom surface of the lower shaft;
• a sliding member slidably coupled along the floor of the lower shaft, the sliding member including a sliding footplate at a distal end of the sliding member;
• a primary trigger coupled to a proximal end of the upper shaft;
• and
• a secondary trigger coupled to a proximal end of the sliding member;
• actuating the primary trigger to move the cutting blade into a closed position to cut out a tissue sample;
• and
• while the cutting blade is in the closed position, actuating the secondary trigger to retract the sliding footplate into a first position to discard the tissue sample or into a second position to save the tissue sample.