Surgical Cutting Assembly Including An Actuator Assembly Selectively Operable In Modes

A surgical cutting assembly comprising:

• a housing;
• a tube assembly coupled to said housing and comprising an outer tube extending from said housing, an intermediate tube coaxially and rotatably disposed within said outer tube, and an inner tube coaxially and rotatably disposed within said intermediate tube, wherein said tube assembly further comprises a bend, and a cutting window positioned distal to said bend;
• and
• an actuator assembly comprising a wheel, a first gear, a second gear secured to said outer tube, and a third gear secured to said intermediate tube.

A surgical cutting assembly comprising:

• a housing;
• a tube assembly coupled to said housing and comprising an outer tube extending from said housing, an intermediate tube coaxially and rotatably disposed within said outer tube, and an inner tube coaxially and rotatably disposed within said intermediate tube, wherein said tube assembly further comprises a bend, and a cutting window positioned distal to said bend;
• and
• an actuator assembly coupled to said housing and said tube assembly, said actuator assembly comprising a wheel,
• wherein actuator assembly is operable in a first mode in which said actuator assembly is operably coupled to said intermediate tube and operably decoupled from said outer tube, and a second mode in which said actuator assembly is operably coupled to said outer tube and operably decoupled from said intermediate tube.