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

Claim 0:
1. A surgical forceps comprising:
a first shaft extending longitudinally;
a cam feature connected to the first shaft;
a first jaw defining a cam interface and an actuator track, the cam interface engaged with the cam feature, 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, the first jaw movable relative to the second jaw;
an actuator arm including:
a proximal portion connected to the first shaft; 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 connected to the first jaw, the second shaft translatable relative to the first shaft to move the cam feature along the cam interface of the first jaw to move the first jaw between the open position and the closed position, and translatable between a proximal position and a distal position to move the actuator arm relative to the actuator track between a proximal position and a distal position, the actuator arm configured to increase the closing force as the actuator arm is moved from the proximal position of the actuator arm to the distal position of the actuator arm;
wherein the cam interface includes a distal portion configured to receive the cam feature therein when the second shaft moves proximal of the proximal position of the second shaft.