Patent ID: 11957371
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An end effector of a surgical tool, the end effector comprising:
a housing;
a jaw support shaft mounted to the housing and defining a pivot axis;
jaw members supported on the jaw support shaft, the jaw members positioned to slide along the jaw support shaft as the jaw members pivot about the pivot axis such that the sliding and pivoting movement of the jaw members occurs within the same plane, each of the jaw members defining a support shaft slot therethrough and including a pulley pin and a jaw pin extending in opposite directions relative to a respective one of the jaw members, each of the jaw members defining a jaw pin slot positioned to receive an opposing one of the jaw pins of the jaw members; and
cam pulleys coupled to the jaw support shaft and the jaw members, the cam pulleys being rotatable about the pivot axis to pivot the jaw members about the jaw support shaft, the cam pulleys being discrete from the jaw members.