SURGICAL MORCELLATOR

摘要

Embodiments described a shield for a surgical morcellator. Specifically, embodiments disclose a denticulate shield for the distal tip of a surgical morcellator with notches, wherein the notches are configured to catch loose morcellated tissue and prevent the loose morcellated tissue from being falling or remaining into the patient.

主权项

1. A surgical device comprising:
(1) an inner tube having a first proximal open end with a first proximal diameter, and a first distal open end with a first distal diameter; wherein the inner tube includes a rotatable cutting edge on the first distal open end having an axis of rotation; (2) an outer tube having a second proximal end with a second proximal diameter, and a second distal open end with a second distal diameter; wherein the second distal diameter is greater than the first distal diameter; wherein at least a portion of the outer tube is configured to extend around the inner tube; and (3) a denticulate shield having a third proximal end, a third distal end, and a body configured to be radially offset from the axis of rotation of the inner tube, the body defining at least one first notch, the first notch configured to face tangential to rotation of the cutting edge; wherein the body includes a first lateral side edge and wherein the first notch is defined at least partially by at least one edge extending inward from the first lateral side edge.