Patent ID: 8708889

Claim:
A trocar assembly comprising: a hollow elongate member having a first end and a second end, the first end being open and through which an implement is insertable; a pair of jaws hingedly coupled to the second end of the hollow elongate member, wherein the pair of jaws has at least a rest position wherein at least a first jaw of the pair of the jaws is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the hollow elongate member and an expanded position wherein the first jaw is rotated so that an end of the first jaw is positioned radially away from the longitudinal axis; each jaw of the pair of jaws hingedly coupled opposite one another; a first slider coupled to the first jaw, such that the first slider is axially translatable with respect to the first jaw; a penetrating member at a first end of the first slider, the penetrating member configured to penetrate at least one layer of body tissue; and a first scope cleaner coupled to a second end opposite to the first end of the first slider, the first scope cleaner being configured to sweep across an interior of the hollow elongate member when the first slider translates axially away from the second end of the first scope cleaner.