Patent ID: 11937840
Assignee: UNITED STATES ENDOSCOPY GROUP, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A cutting device for use with an endoscope, the device comprising:
a fork; and
two jaws pivotally mounted to the fork, and movable between a predetermined closed position and a predetermined open position;
wherein the fork comprises a first tang and a second tang, and the two jaws are pivotally mounted in between the first tang and the second tang,
wherein at least one of the two jaws have at least one bump on an outward facing surface of the jaw, and the at least one bump prohibits movement of the two jaws in a closing direction beyond the predetermined closed position, and
wherein the at least one bump defines a curved surface extending away from the outward facing surface of the jaw, wherein the outward facing surface is a surface not facing the other jaw, and
wherein the at least one bump contacts at least one of the first tang and the second tang at the predetermined closed position to prohibit at least one of the two jaws from closing farther than the predetermined closed position.