Patent ID: 11957403
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. An electrosurgical tissue sealing device, comprising:
a housing;
a shaft extending from the housing and defining a longitudinal axis;
first and second jaw members coupled to a distal end portion of the shaft and movable between an open position and a clamping position;
two cables extending through the shaft, the two cables configured to impart movement of the first and second jaw members;
a center link coupled to a respective distal end of the two cables; and
a cam pin extending from the center link and disposed within a cam slot defined by one of the first or second jaw members, wherein longitudinal movement of the two cables causes the cam pin to translate within the cam slot to move the first and second jaw members between the open and clamping positions.