Patent ID: 9480522
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An endoscopic forceps, comprising: a housing having a shaft that extends therefrom defining a longitudinal axis therethrough; a handle assembly operatively coupled to the housing and movable relative thereto; an end effector assembly operatively coupled to a distal end of the shaft and having a pair of first and second jaw members, the first and second jaw members movable relative to one another from an open position wherein the first and second jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another, to a clamping position wherein the first and second jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween; a drive assembly operably coupled to the handle assembly, the drive assembly including two wires each including a proximal end that operably couples to the handle assembly and a distal end that operably couples to respective first and second jaw members, the two wires configured to impart movement of respective first and second jaw members when the handle assembly is actuated; and a center link operably coupled to the first and second jaw members via a respective cam member that is operably disposed within cam slots defined within respective first and second jaw members.