Patent ID: 9226761
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A minimally invasive surgical method comprising: introducing a jaw of a tool to an internal surgical site within a patient through a minimally invasive aperture or natural orifice, the jaw being configured to open and close on a distal side of a jaw pivot point; manipulating tissue at the internal surgical site with a grasping force by articulating the jaw with a first actuation mechanism, the first actuation mechanism extending along a shaft from outside the patient to the jaw; and treating a target tissue at the internal surgical site using a clamping force by applying a force to the jaw of the tool at a proximal side of the jaw pivot point with a second actuation mechanism, the second actuation mechanism extending along the shaft from outside the patient to the jaw, the clamping force being greater than the grasping force.