Jawed tip assembly

A method of cleaning an endoscopic camera inserted into a body cavity, the endoscopic tool assembly comprising inserted into a tip assembly comprising a member having a first end and a second end, a pair of jaws hingedly coupled to the second end of the 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 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, the method comprising:
• urging the trocar assembly against a body tissue to penetrate through the body tissue;
• inserting the endoscopic camera through the trocar assembly;
• advancing the endoscopic camera through the trocar assembly beyond the second end of the member, thereby transitioning the trocar assembly from the rest position to the expanded position;
• extending the endoscopic camera beyond the end of the jaw to expose a lens of the endoscopic camera to the body cavity;
• retracting the endoscopic camera into the member, thereby transitioning the trocar assembly from the expanded position to the rest position;
• engaging the lens with the scope cleaner, thereby cleaning debris off of the lens.