摘要 |
An apparatus and method for excision of a sub-cutaneous target tissue mass through a cutaneous incision smaller than a maximum transverse dimension of the tissue mass excised. The apparatus includes an axially elongated housing, tissue piercing means slidable within the housing and radially expandable members for cutting a conical swath having a radius greater than the maximum transverse dimension of the elongated housing and greater than the maximum transverse cross-sectional dimension of the target tissue mass to separate the target tissue mass from surrounding tissue. An expandable member is slidably advancable to bag the target tissue mass for aseptic removal via the elongated housing. |