Patent ID: 9198658
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising: a handle portion; an elongated portion defining a longitudinal axis and extending distally from the handle portion; an end effector disposed adjacent the elongated portion, the end effector including a first jaw member and a second jaw member, the first and second jaw members configured to clamp tissue therebetween, the second jaw member including a groove; a pin disposed in mechanical cooperation with the first jaw member and including an engagement section, the pin being movable between a first position where the engagement section is spaced from the second jaw member and a second position where the engagement section of the pin engages the second jaw member; a protrusion extending radially from the pin, the protrusion slidably receivable in the groove of the second jaw member wherein the geometry of the groove is adapted to cause the pin to rotate from a first orientation to a second orientation; and a locking structure disposed in the second jaw member, the locking structure being configured to secure the pin to the second jaw member to maintain a position of the second jaw member with respect to the first jaw member during actuation of the end effector.