Patent ID: 9498246
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical device comprising: an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end; a tip disposed at the distal end of the elongated body, the tip having a conical shape and defining an inner cavity for receiving an endoscope; and a cutting unit having a first cutting portion and a second cutting portion, the first cutting portion and the second cutting portion being moveable in a longitudinal direction relative to the elongated body from a retracted position substantially proximally of the tip to an extended position over the tip to capture a blood vessel between the first cutting portion and the second cutting portion, and being rotatable relative to one another circumferentially about the tip to cut the captured blood vessel, wherein the first cutting portion has a sharpened edge and an edge of the second cutting portion facing the sharpened edge of the first cutting portion is flat.