Tissue Removal Apparatus and Method of Manufacturing Same

An apparatus is disclosed for removing tissue from a patient's body. The apparatus comprises an elongate member defining a lumen and a tissue removal member disposed within the lumen. The tissue removal member comprises a flexible shaft formed from a plurality of strands, and a coil that is hel...

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Main Authors PEZESHKI PADINA, LEE SHEE NATASHA, GODARA NEIL, PAGET CAITLYN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.07.2012
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MAKING FORGED OR PRESSED METAL PRODUCTS, e.g. HORSE-SHOES,RIVETS, BOLTS OR WHEELS
MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PUNCHING METAL
SURGERY
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An apparatus is disclosed for removing tissue from a patient's body. The apparatus comprises an elongate member defining a lumen and a tissue removal member disposed within the lumen. The tissue removal member comprises a flexible shaft formed from a plurality of strands, and a coil that is helically disposed around the shaft. The coil is substantially in contact with the shaft along a length of the shaft. The coil forms a plurality of outwardly extending projections and each pair of the plurality of outwardly extending projections defines a spacing therebetween. Upon rotation of the tissue removal member within the elongate member, material is conveyed through the lumen of the elongate member. A related method of manufacturing a tissue removal member is also disclosed.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20100981615