A power morcellator is a surgical instrument that dates back to 1993 and is used for breaking up and removing large amounts of tissues during laparoscopic surgery, or surgery aided by a laparoscopic camera in which fewer incisions are made than in a traditional surgery. Power morcellators are often used in hysterectomies and used to mince, or morcellate, the uterus into smaller pieces for the purpose of more easily removing it from the patient. The device is made by Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary, Ethicon, as well as other manufacturers.