Patent ID: 9730693
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical device, comprising: a jaw portion including a first jaw and a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw, wherein the jaw portion defines a first longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end of the jaw portion and a distal end of the jaw portion; a shaft portion coupled to the proximal end of the jaw portion, wherein the shaft portion defines a second longitudinal axis; a driver coupled to the jaw portion, the driver configured to rotate at least a portion of the jaw portion relative to the shaft portion about the first longitudinal axis and to pivot the jaw portion relative to the shaft portion about a pivot axis that is perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis; and a first rotatable drive shaft and a second rotatable drive shaft, each of which is coupled to the driver and configured to actuate the driver, wherein rotation of the first and second rotatable drive shafts in opposite directions relative to each other pivots the jaw portion relative to the shaft portion about the pivot axis.