Patent ID: 8518074
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical device, comprising: a first jaw having a first tissue contacting surface, the tissue contacting surface generally defining a first plane; a second jaw in opposed relation to the first jaw and having a second tissue contact surface, the second tissue contacting surface generally defining a second plane, the first jaw and the second jaw being movable relative to each other; a cutting element mounted in the first jaw; a gear housing mounted relative to the first jaw, the gear housing including at least one drive socket, the at least one drive socket coupled to at least one corresponding driver; and an electromechanical driver component configured to cooperate with the gear housing via the at least one drive socket coupled to the at least one corresponding driver; wherein the at least one drive socket is coupled to a motor via a rotatable drive shaft, the at least one corresponding driver being configured to actuate the cutting element in a direction orthogonal to the tissue contacting surface of at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw.