Endoscopic open wire snare system

A product comprising an open loop polypectomy snare comprising:

• a) a handle;
• b) a tubular sheath having proximal and distal ends, said distal end defining a longitudinal axis;
• c) a snare wire having a first end and a second end extending from a cavity of the tubular sheath and relatively movable with respect to the tubular sheath, wherein the first end is attached to the handle,
• d) at least two snare hemi-loops attached to the second end of the snare wire,
• wherein said at least two snare hemi-loops are configured to advance and recede inside the tubular sheath such that said at least two snare hemi-loops are configured to be in a contracted state inside the tubular sheath,
• when said at least two snare hemi-loops advance from the tubular sheath, they are configured to expand to encircle a matter of choice and join at their distal ends at a joint to form a closed loop configuration to resect the matter of choice;
• and
• when said at least two snare hemi-loops retract into the tubular sheath, they are configured to separate at their distal ends to open the closed loop configuration, and the at least two snare hemi-loops contract from its expanded state to the contracted state;
• wherein movement of said at least two snare hemi-loops from the tubular sheath and/or opening and closing of said at least two snare hemi-loops are controlled by the handle;
• wherein the open loop polypectomy snare is configured to remove the matter of choice in an endoscopic resection;
• wherein a portion of the snare wire and at least one of the hemi-loops of said at least two snare hemi-loops comprise an electrically conductive material that on a supply of a cautery current is configured to cut the matter of choice electrically;
• and
• wherein said handle comprises a feature configured to supplying the cautery current to the electrically conductive material.