Endoscope including a torque generating element or torque delivery element disposed within an insertable portion of an endoscope and a surgical cutting assembly insertable into the endoscope
An endoscope (5300) for removing tissue at a surgical site includes an elongated tubular body insertable within a mammalian cavity of a patient. An instrument channel extends between a first opening at a distal end and a second opening at a proximal end of the tubular body and is sized and configured to receive a surgical cutting assembly (6120) that includes an aspiration channel configured to remove material entering the endoscope via a distal end of the surgical cutting assembly. A torque generation component configured to generate torque is positioned within the distal end and configured to provide the generated torque to a coupling component. The coupling component (5350) is positioned at the distal end of the elongated tubular member and configured to actuate a cutting component (6140) of the surgical cutting assembly responsive to actuation of the torque generation component.
