Patent ID: 9615829
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical instrument for surgically joining tissue, the surgical instrument comprising: an end effector having a first jaw member and a second jaw member, at least one of the first jaw member or the second jaw member being movable with respect to the other jaw member, the first jaw member having a knife channel with a widened portion adjacent a distal end thereof; a sled disposed in mechanical cooperation with the first jaw member and including two wedge portions and a connecting member therebetween, the sled having a distal most position with respect to the first jaw member in which the connecting member is disposed proximal of the widened portion of the knife channel; a beam assembly for pushing the sled towards a distal end of the first jaw member, the beam assembly including a knife; and a stop member disposed adjacent a distal portion of the first jaw member and configured to impede tissue from distally escaping the first jaw member and the second jaw member.