Patent ID: 11857213
Assignee: GYRUS ACMI, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A surgical forceps comprising:
a first shaft extending longitudinally;
a cam pin;
a first jaw engaged with the first shaft and defining a cam track and an actuator track, the cam track engaged with the cam pin, and the first jaw movable between an open position and a closed position;
a second jaw engaged with the first shaft and opposing the first jaw;
an actuator arm including:
a proximal portion; and
a distal portion located at least partially in the actuator track of the first jaw and configured to apply a closing force on the first jaw when the first jaw is moved out of the open position; and

a second shaft translatable relative to the first shaft to cause relative movement of the cam track of the first jaw with respect to and along the cam pin to move the first jaw between the open position and the closed position, and the second shaft translatable between a proximal position and a distal position to move the actuator track relative to the actuator arm to cause engagement between the actuator track and the actuator arm to increase the closing force;
wherein the cam track includes a distal portion configured to receive the cam feature therein when the second shaft moves proximal of the proximal position.