An anti-coring device for a surgical morcellator, which morcellator has a rotatablecutting blade having a sharpened edge and an outer sleeve that is axially moveableon the cutting blade, includes a shield mounted on the distal end of the outer sleeveand axially moveable therewith to selectively cover and at least partially uncoverthe sharpened edge of the rotatable cutting blade. The shield includes a mainbody and a protrusion extending axially from the main body and partially aboutthe circumference of the cutting blade. The shield is axially positionable onthe cutting blade so that it selectively covers the entire circumference of thesharpened edge of the cutting blade with its main body or only covers a portionof the circumference of the sharpened edge of the cutting blade with its protrusion,leaving the remaining portion of the sharpened edge exposed.
