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

Claim 10:
11. 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, wherein said second jaw is pivotally coupled to said first jaw about a pivot axis that is transverse to the vertically extending central plane;
a firing member supported within said first jaw for movement between a starting position and an ending position within said first jaw;
a firing drive member operably interfacing with said firing member; and
a closure drive member operably interfacing with the second jaw, wherein at least a portion of said closure drive member and at least a portion of said firing drive member are operably supported within said first jaw on opposite lateral sides of the vertically extending central plane.