Surgery – Instruments – Means for removing tonsils – adenoids or polyps
Patent
1999-04-01
2000-12-05
Mancene, Gene
Surgery
Instruments
Means for removing tonsils, adenoids or polyps
606167, 606170, A61B 1724
Patent
active
06156043&
ABSTRACT:
A soft tissue morsellator for reducing the size of tissue fragments generated during surgery is provided. The morsellator includes a shaft movable within a housing for positioning a receptacle from a retracted position, wherein the receptacle is nested within a distal end of the housing, to an extended position, wherein the receptacle is deployed outside the housing. The shaft is activated by an actuator attached thereto. The receptacle is configured from a pair or plurality of wire hoops having a cutting edge along a portion of each. The soft tissue morsellator is provided with an irrigation liquid drain for removal of reduced tissue fragments and may include a hollow channel in the housing for receiving an endoscope therein to aid in the location of larger tissue fragments.
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Mancene Gene
Robert Eduardo C.
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