Patent ID: 9358069
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A forceps, comprising: an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members coupled to one another and movable between a spaced-apart position, a first approximated position, and a second approximated position, each of the first and second jaw members including an opposed tissue-contacting surface, at least one of the first and second jaw members adapted to connect to a source of energy for transmitting energy to tissue disposed between the opposed tissue-contacting surfaces; and a closure mechanism operably associated with the end effector assembly, the closure mechanism including a distal portion, an intermediate portion, and a proximal portion, the closure mechanism movable relative to the end effector assembly between a first position, wherein the closure mechanism is positioned proximally of the end effector assembly and the first and second jaw members are disposed in the spaced-apart position, a second position, wherein the distal portion of the closure mechanism is operably engaged with the end effector assembly and the first and second jaw members are disposed in the first approximated position, a third position, wherein the intermediate portion of the closure mechanism is operably engaged with the end effector assembly and the first and second jaw members are disposed between the first and second approximated positions, and a fourth position, wherein the proximal portion of the closure mechanism is operably engaged with the end effector assembly and the first and second jaw members are disposed in the second approximated position, the distal, intermediate, and proximal portions of the closure mechanism defining different configurations.