Method, system and device for tissue removal

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8574253
APP PUB NO 20080249553A1
SERIAL NO

12098250

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A method and device for tissue removal. The device may be used to remove uterine fibroids and other abnormal gynecological tissue. According to one embodiment, the device includes a housing, an outer tube, and an inner tube. The outer tube is fixed to the housing and includes a side window proximate to its distal end. The side window may have sloped proximal and distal ends. The inner tube has a distal end positioned within the outer tube, the distal end being adapted to rotate and, at the same time, to move back and forth past the side window, with the rotational and translational movement of the inner tube being independently controllable. The distal end of the inner tube may have an external bevel. Suction is applied to the proximal end of the inner tube to draw tissue into the side window and to remove resected tissue through the inner tube.

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GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED10210 GENETIC CENTER DRIVE SAN DIEGO CA 92121
BIOLUCENT LLC250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
CYTYC CORPORATION250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
HOLOGIC INC250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS INC250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES INC250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adams, Ronald David Holliston, US 30 8686
Burchfield, Brent Lee Powell, US 5 671
Chin, Albert Chun-Chi Newton, US 16 3161
Cicenas, Chris William Pataskala, US 1 649
Crisp, Ryan Scott Lewis Center, US 12 879
Daniels, Chris Scott Columbus, US 6 882
DiCesare, Paul Easton, US 63 8395
Gruber, William Harwick Southborough, US 27 4593
Knodel, Bryan Dale Flagstaff, US 20 2973
Kolada, Paul P Bexley, US 117 2952
Litscher, Eric Karl Hopkinton, US 20 3046
Lorenz, Michael Anthony Gahanna, US 20 892
Mora, Ludwin M Pataskala, US 18 756
Radziunas, Jeffrey Wallingford, US 49 6724
Sullivan, Roy Hewitt Uxbridge, US 13 2654
Vigliotti, Daniel Hamden, US 15 1099
Vititoe, Kevin J Columbus, US 21 1043

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