Patent ID: 9693790
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical instrument comprising: a handle assembly; an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; a capture portion operably mounted on a distal end of the elongated body portion, the capture portion including at least three capture sections extending parallel to one another and defining a tissue receiving opening having a first dimension when the capture portion is in an open configuration and a second dimension when the capture portion is in a closed configuration, the capture portion being configured for receipt through an incision when in the closed configuration, wherein the capture portion includes at least one sharpened member for cutting tissue received within the tissue receiving opening as the capture portion moves from the open configuration to the closed configuration and the at least three capture sections remain parallel as the capture portion moves between the open configuration and closed configuration; and a linkage assembly operably connected to each of the at least three capture sections, the linkage assemblies being configured to move the at least three capture sections between the closed and open configurations, wherein each linkage assembly includes a proximal linkage member and a distal linkage member, the at least one sharpened member being formed on the distal linkage member.