CUTTING BLADE FOR MORCELLATOR

摘要

A cutting blade for a morcellator where the blade sidewall includes a beveled or sloped surface that defines a sharpened edge. The sloped surface protects the sharpened edge of the morcellator blade when it is not obvious to a surgeon operating the morcellator that a tenaculum used to grasp anatomical tissue at the surgical site may have its tissue grasping claws spread to such an extent that the claws may contact the cutting blade of the morcellator. Under such circumstances, the tenaculum will contact the sloped portion of the inner surface of the cutting blade, rather than the sharpened edge, thereby minimizing the chance that the sharpened edge will become dull or damaged.