A flexible, manual, non-electrosurgical instrument intended to obtain tissue specimens during endoscopic procedures (e.g., gastro-urological endoscopy, laparoscopy, bronchoscopy, laryngoscopy) for histopathological examination. It is typically a flexible metal coil with a pair of scissors-like cups with cutting edge rims, which are operated by a control handle at the proximal end of the instrument. It is introduced into the body through an artificial orifice of the body or the working channel of the endoscope. This is a single-use device.