Patent ID: 9456839
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A surgical end effector comprising: a clevis; a first jaw having a first pivot portion and a first working portion; a first pivot that rotatably couples the first pivot portion to the clevis such that the first jaw rotates about a first axis that is fixed relative to the clevis; a second jaw having a second pivot portion and a second working portion; and a second pivot that rotatably couples the second pivot portion to the clevis such that the second jaw rotates about a second axis that is fixed relative to the clevis, the second axis being parallel to and spaced apart from the first axis, the second jaw coupled to the clevis such that the first pivot portion is entirely on a first side of a bisecting plane that is perpendicular to the first and second axes of rotation, the second pivot portion is entirely on a second side of the bisecting plane opposite the first side, the first working portion is entirely on the second side of the bisecting plane, and the second working portion is entirely on the first side of the bisecting plane.