Double bevel blade tip profile for use in cutting of tissue

A knife for cutting tissue comprising:

• a double bevel cutting edge including a tip, where a radius of the tip is between 0.000008 inches and 0.000015 inches;
• and
• a web thickness profile of the cutting edge, the web thickness profile defined by a web thickness that varies as a function of distance from the tip, wherein at a distance of 0.003 inches from the tip, the web thickness is between 0.0012 inches and 0.0018 inches.

A medical device comprising:

• a shaft with a distal end and a proximal end;
• a handle coupled with the proximal end of the shaft, the handle comprising one or more triggers;
• a knife housed within the shaft, the knife comprising a double bevel cutting edge including a tip and a cutting edge angle, wherein a radius of the tip is between 0.000008 inches and 0.000015 inches, and wherein the cutting edge angle is between 28 degrees and 36 degrees, the knife configured to deploy and retract from the distal end of the shaft in response to an actuation of at least one of the one or more triggers.