Patent ID: 9629627
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising: an actuating device including an elongated shaft; a tool assembly disposed on a distal portion of the shaft, the tool assembly including a first jaw member supporting a cartridge assembly having a plurality of surgical fasteners, and a second jaw member supporting an anvil, the first jaw member being movable in relation to the second jaw member between a spaced position and an approximated position, the first jaw member including a cantilever at a proximal region of the first jaw member; and a firing cam bar assembly slidably disposed within the tool assembly, the firing cam bar assembly having a body including a distal portion, the body defining a cut-out including a cam surface having a first cam portion and a second cam portion, the second cam portion connected to and extending from the first cam portion, the cam surface configured to engage the cantilever to move the first jaw member towards the approximated position in relation to the second jaw member and the distal portion of the firing cam bar assembly configured to deploy the plurality of surgical fasteners from the cartridge assembly as the firing cam bar assembly is translated distally through the tool assembly.