Patent ID: 9579118
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An apparatus for operating on tissue, the apparatus comprising an end effector, wherein the end effector comprises: (a) a first jaw; (b) a second jaw pivotable relative to the first jaw, wherein the second jaw is movable between an open position and a closed position; (c) a first blade, wherein the first blade is movable between a first proximal position and a first distal position, wherein the first blade is operable to pivot the second jaw from the open position to the closed position when the first blade is translated from the proximal position to the distal position; and (d) a second blade, wherein the second blade is movable between a second proximal position and a second distal position while the second jaw is in the open position, wherein the second blade is entirely proximal relative to the second jaw when the second blade is in the second proximal position, wherein the second blade is exposed between the first jaw and the second jaw when the second blade is in the second distal position and the second jaw is in the open position, wherein the second blade comprises a distal cutting edge.