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

Claim 14:
15. A surgical forceps comprising:
a first shaft extending longitudinally;
a first cam feature and a second cam feature connected to the first shaft;
a first jaw defining a first cam interface and a first actuator track, the first cam interface engaged with the cam feature;
a second jaw defining a second cam interface and a second actuator track, the second cam interface engaged with the second cam feature, and the first jaw and the second jaw movable relative to the first shaft between an open position and a closed position;
first and second actuator arms including:
a proximal portion connected to the first shaft; and
a distal portion located at least partially in respective ones of the actuator track of the first jaw and the second jaw, respectively, and configured to apply a closing force on the first jaw and the second jaw, respectively, when the first jaw and the second jaw are moved out of the open position; and

a second shaft connected to the first jaw and the second jaw, the second shaft translatable relative to the first shaft between a proximal position and a distal position to move the first cam interface of the first jaw and the second cam interface of the second jaw along the cam feature to move the first jaw and the second jaw between the open position and the closed position;
wherein the first cam interface and the second cam interface each include a distal portion configured to receive the cam feature therein when the second shaft moves proximal of the proximal position of the second shaft.