Patent ID: 9526570
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A tissue cutting cap comprising: a body having a proximal portion, a distal portion, a distal end, and a lumen extending at least partially therethrough, the body having an opening formed in a wall of the body, the wall of the body extending at least partially circumferentially around the body and the opening extending from the distal end inward to the distal portion in the circumferentially extending portion of the wall; a cutting portion operably connected to the body and positioned at least partially within the opening in the wall of the body so that the entire cutting portion is offset from a central longitudinal axis of the body, the cutting portion being positioned proximal to the distal end of the body so that the entire cutting portion does not extend distal to the distal end of the body, the cutting portion having a first side, a second side, an end operably connecting the first side and the second side and an opening defined by the first side and the second side, the end of the cutting portion being positioned proximal to a distal end of the first side of the cutting portion, the cutting portion opening being adapted to receive tissue to be cut therein; wherein the proximal portion of the body is sized and shaped to fit on a distal end of an endoscope and the distal portion of the body is adapted to extend distal to a distal end of an endoscope.