A tip engageable with an elongated sheath member for extracting a cardiac lead from an obstruction in a body vessel of a patient. The tip includes a tip body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway extending therethrough. The tip body proximal end is engageable with the distal end of the sheath member distal end. The passageway of the tip is aligned with the passageway of the sheath such that the cardiac lead is receivable therein. The tip body distal portion has a plurality of sides extending circumferentially therearound, wherein the sides have respective ends and an inwardly directed radiused portion between the ends.