Patent ID: 11918217
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A surgical end effector, comprising:
a cartridge channel jaw having a pair of opposing sidewalls defining an open channel therebetween;
an anvil jaw comprising a forming surface, the anvil jaw further comprising a cartridge stop extending distally to a cartridge stop distal extent, the cartridge stop distal extent defining a static stop surface, the cartridge stop maintaining a position laterally between the opposing sidewalls of the cartridge channel jaw;
the cartridge channel jaw and the anvil jaw pivotally connected to allow relative pivotal movement of one of the cartridge channel jaw and the anvil jaw relative to the other of the cartridge channel jaw and the anvil jaw; and
a distal firing actuator actuatable in a proximal to distal direction while positioned laterally between the pair of opposing sidewalls defining the open channel of the cartridge channel jaw, the distal firing actuator presenting a distal driver surface, the cartridge stop distal extent is distal to the distal driver surface of the distal firing actuator when the distal firing actuator is in an unfired position.