Patent ID: 11864756
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A  F

Claim 7:
8. The surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein a proximal upper portion of said upper chain-drive assembly that is proximal to said drive member is loosely coupled together, wherein an upper distal portion of said upper chain-drive assembly that is distal to said drive member is compressed into a substantially rigid upper state configured to apply an upper said axial drive motion to said firing member, wherein a lower proximal portion of said lower chain-drive assembly that is proximal to said drive member is loosely coupled together, wherein a lower distal portion of said lower chain-drive assembly that is distal to said drive member is compressed into a substantially rigid lower state configured to apply a lower said axial drive motion to said firing member.