Disclosed is a method of reinforcing a structure having an elongate hole or drilling the hole having an open proximal end and a closed distal end. The compartment being formed from the same piece of material as the faceplate and defining a biasing member biasing a component of the connection assembly. The equalizer receives the samples from the baseband processor, equalizes the samples, and produces soft decision bits corresponding to the data block. Transition of the tissue spreaders between the two configurations selectively cuts tissue by a spreading action in a layer-by-layer fashion while under the direct vision of the endoscope disposed therein.