Breast surgery method and apparatus

Details Breast surgery method and apparatus Breast surgery method and apparatus

2006-05-30

2006-05-30

Philogene, Pedro (Department: 3733)

Surgery

Instruments

Means for removing tonsils, adenoids or polyps

C606S113000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07052501

ABSTRACT:
A surgical apparatus for cutting a tissue mass comprising an elongated housing having a distal portion, a rotatable shaft positioned in the elongated housing, and a plurality of flexible electrocautery cutting blades extending from the housing, wherein the plurality of cutting blades are radially expandable from a first position defining a first diameter to a second larger diameter and the blades are rotatable and transmit electrical energy to cut the tissue mass.

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