Surgical device

1. A surgical device having a proximal end and a distal end, said surgical device comprising:

an outer sleeve adapted to mount to a cradle top;

an inner body housed within the outer sleeve, the inner body rotatable relative to the outer sleeve;

a rotatable cutting element, a portion of which is housed within the inner body, said cutting element comprising an inner cannula and an outer cannula, the outer cannula defining a tissue receiving aperture, wherein both the outer and inner cannulae are configured for rotation relative to the outer sleeve;

a spool engaged with said outer cannula;

a motor engaged with said inner cannula; and

a spring positioned between said spool and said motor, wherein said spring is configured for translating said spool

distally, thereby translating said outer cannula towards the distal end of the surgical device, and

wherein said motor is configured so that translation of the motor relative to the outer sleeve causes corresponding translation of said inner cannula.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein said motor is a rotary motor for rotating said inner cannula.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein said rotary motor is a pneumatic motor.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein said spool is pneumatically operated, and further comprising a remote valve for controlling the translation of said spool, said remote valve selectively operable in a first position to provide fluid pressure to move said pneumatic spool a cocked position, and said remote valve selectively operable in a second position to vent the fluid pressure, allowing said spring to move said spool and said outer cannula to a fired position.

5. The device of claim 1 , further including an indicator for verifying the radial position of the tissue receiving aperture, wherein the indicator is one of coupled to and integral with a rotator.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the indicator is configured as one of visual and tactile feedback.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the cradle top that supports the outer sleeve is configured to releasably engage an adapter.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein a rotator is operably connected to the cutting element and to a suction line, wherein the rotator is free to rotate to at least limit twisting of the suction line, and wherein the rotator extends at least partially outside the inner body and the suction line extends through at least a portion of the rotator.

9. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a collection port operably connected with said inner cannula, wherein said collection port receives tissue resected by said cutting element.

10. A medical device, comprising:

a cutting element comprising an inner cannula and an outer cannula, the outer cannula defining a tissue receiving aperture and an inner cannula;

a pneumatic spool for moving said outer cannula;

a pneumatic motor for moving said inner cannula, wherein said inner cannula and said outer cannula cooperate to resect tissue; and

a spring positioned between and operatively connected to said motor and said spool, said spring configured for translating said spool in a distal direction for placing the outer cannula in a fired position and wherein said spring is configured for translating said motor in a proximal direction that places the tissue receiving aperture in an open state.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein said pneumatic motor is also configured for selectively rotating said inner cannula.

12. The device of claim 10 , further comprising:

an outer sleeve adapted to mount to a cradle top; and

an inner body disposed within the outer sleeve, the inner body rotatable relative to the outer sleeve;

wherein a portion of the rotatable cutting element is housed within the inner body and both the outer and inner cannulae are configured for rotation relative to the outer sleeve.

13. The device of claim 1 , wherein said spring translates said piston to a retracted position that places the tissue receiving aperture in an open state.

14. A surgical device having a proximal end and a distal end, said surgical device comprising:

a sleeve adapted to mount to a cradle;

an inner body disposed within the sleeve, the inner body rotatable relative to the sleeve;

a rotatable cutting element, a portion of which is housed within the inner body, said cutting element comprising an inner cannula and an outer cannula, the outer cannula defining a tissue receiving aperture and an inner cannula, wherein both the outer and inner cannulae are configured for rotation relative to the sleeve;

a pneumatically operated spool engaged with said outer cannula;

a pneumatically operated piston engaged with said inner cannula;

a spring positioned between said spool and said piston; and

a biopsy cavity positioned proximally of the spring and a spool cavity positioned distally of the spring, and

a remote valve for controlling the translation of said pneumatically operated spool and piston, said remote valve selectively operable in a first position to provide pressure to said spool cavity to move said pneumatic spool in a cocked position and vents pressure from said biopsy cavity to move said piston in the cocked position, and said remote valve selectively operable in a second position to vent pressure from said spool cavity and move said pneumatic spool and said outer cannula to a fired position;

wherein said spool is translated distally to translate said outer cannula towards a distal end of the surgical device, and said piston translates said inner cannula towards said distal end to sever tissue.

15. The device of claim 10 , further comprising a biopsy cavity disposed in the medical device, wherein the motor is configured to move in a distal direction when the biopsy cavity receives pressurized fluid and the spring is configured to translate the motor in the proximal direction when pressured fluid of the biopsy cavity is vented.

16. The device of claim 10 , further comprising a spool cavity disposed in the medical device, wherein the spring is configured to move the spool in the distal direction when the spool cavity is vented.

17. The device of claim 10 , wherein the spool is configured to translate in the proximal direction in response to fluid pressure.

18. The device of claim 10 , wherein the motor is configured to translate in the distal direction in response to fluid pressure.