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

Claim 17:
18. 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 including a distal clevis having a first curved surface, wherein the first curved surface defines a pivot axis; and
an end effector extending from the wrist, including:
a first jaw having a first outer pin and a first inner pin, wherein each of the first outer pin and the first pin extend along the pivot axis,
a second jaw having a first inner pin and a second outer pin, wherein each of the second outer pin and the second inner pin pins extend along the pivot axis,
a space between the first and second inner pins,

wherein the first and second outer pins respectively receive the first and second inner pins therein to movably connect the first and second jaws together, and
wherein the first outer pin is received against the first curved surface such that the end effector is configured to pivot about the pivot axis.