Patent ID: 11937817
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A surgical instrument, comprising:
a first jaw defining a vertically extending central plane;
a second jaw comprising:
a mounting tab located only on one lateral side of the vertically extending central plane, wherein said mounting tab is pivotally coupled to said first jaw only on the one lateral side of the vertically extending central plane; and
a second jaw tail protruding proximally from the mounting tab;

a closure linkage coupled to said second jaw tail on the one lateral side of the vertically extending central plane and on another lateral side of the vertically extending central plane;
a rotary closure drive shaft centrally disposed along the vertically extending central plane; and
a closure shuttle threaded onto said rotary closure drive shaft and configured to move axially upon rotation of said rotary closure drive shaft, wherein said closure shuttle is configured to operably interface with said closure linkage on both sides of the vertically extending central plane.