Rotating surgical cutter

1. A rotating surgical system comprising:

a base;

a cavity disposed in said base;

an outer cannula rotatably engaged with and extending through a portion of said cavity;

an inner cannula partially positioned within said outer cannula;

a connecting element operatively connecting said inner cannula to said outer cannula, such that said inner cannula is fixed rotationally with said outer cannula; and

a cam member operatively coupled to a cam follower to impart reciprocative motion to a drive member connected to said inner cannula,

wherein said connecting element is secured to an outer cannula hub such that a connecting portion of said connecting element extends proximally therefrom and is configured to be received within a slot extending inwardly from an outer surface of an inner cannula hub.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said inner cannula oscillates.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said drive member is engaged with said inner cannula hub, wherein said inner cannula hub has a portion of said inner cannula connected within a channel therein, said drive member providing reciprocative motion to said inner cannula by moving said inner cannula hub.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a tissue receiving opening formed in said outer cannula; and

a cutting portion disposed upon said outer cannula at said tissue receiving opening;

wherein said inner cannula further includes a hinge formed therein to pivot a distal end of said inner cannula toward said tissue receiving opening, and wherein the rotating surgical system maintains circumferential alignment of said tissue receiving opening and said cutting portion relative to each other.

5. The system of claim 1 , said base further including a drive receiver that is configured to receive a drive force.

6. A rotating surgical instrument comprising:

a first hub adapted to be selectively rotated;

an outer cannula engaged with said first hub, where said hub provides a rotational force to said outer cannula such that when said first hub is rotated, outer cannula rotates;

a second hub;

an inner cannula engaged with said second hub, wherein said inner cannula extends through said first hub and a portion of a drive member; and

a guide attached to one of said first hub and said second hub and received in a slot that extends inwardly from an outer surface of an end face of the other of said first hub and said second hub, wherein the guide rotatably connects said first hub and said second hub together, said first hub providing a rotational force to the second hub through said guide;

whereby said outer cannula and said inner cannula are rotationally fixed together;

wherein the drive member is configured to move said second cannula hub in a first direction;

a biasing member operatively connected to the drive member and configured to bias the second cannula hub, thereby positioning the inner cannula in a retracted configuration; and

a base, wherein said base includes a cavity disposed within said base, wherein said cavity is configured to receive said first and second hubs therein.

7. The instrument of claim 6 , wherein part of said inner cannula reciprocates within said outer cannula.

8. The instrument of claim 7 , wherein said guide attaches to said first hub and slidably engages with said slot in said second hub.

9. The instrument of claim 7 , wherein:

said second hub is configured to reciprocate while maintaining a rotary connection with said guide.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a spring configured to impart a return force so as to position said inner cannula in a retracted configuration.

11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an outer cannula hub that includes a wheel member configured for selective rotation.