Patent ID: 11864849
Assignee: AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A surgical instrument, comprising:
an elongate shaft extending between a proximal end and a distal end;
a wrist extending from the distal end of the elongate shaft, the wrist comprising a distal clevis and a proximal clevis, the distal clevis comprising a plurality of distal arms each extending distally from a respective side portion of the distal clevis, wherein each distal arm comprises a distal recess formed by an upper distal surface of the respective distal arm and the distal recess is distally open to form a generally U-shape having an open portion;
an end effector extending from the wrist, the end effector comprising a first jaw and a second jaw, and at least one pin joint formed between the first jaw and the second jaw, wherein the at least one pin joint is supported by the distal recess; and
a cable segment extending along the wrist and attached to the end effector, wherein the cable segment is proximally drawn in tension to thereby maintain the at least one pin joint proximally against the distal recess.