Patent ID: 8220164

Claim:
A cutting tool comprising: an anvil part which comprises at its distal end an anvil or a first blade, the anvil part comprising a first pivot point, a second pivot point and a third pivot point; a first elongated element which comprises a first handle and a first tooth gear part, the first elongated element being connected in an articulated manner to the anvil part at the second pivot point; a second elongated element which comprises a second handle and a second tooth gear part and which is connected in an articulated manner to the anvil part at the third pivot point such that the first and the second tooth gear parts are arranged to engage with one another by meshing of the first and the second tooth gear parts; a metal plate which comprises a second blade forming a cutting jaw with the anvil or the first blade and which metal plate is connected in an articulated manner to the anvil part or the first blade at the first pivot point and connected operationally to the first elongated element for opening and closing the cutting jaw in response to the relative turning movement of the first elongated element and the second elongated element about the second and the third pivot points respectively.