Patent ID: 9084608
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising: an end effector assembly having first and second jaw members, at least one of the jaw members movable relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and a plurality of approximated positions, wherein a different gap distance is defined between the jaw members in each of the approximated positions; a knife selectively movable between a retracted position and a plurality of extended positions, wherein the knife extends a different distance between the jaw members in each of the extended positions, each of the extended positions of the knife corresponding to one of the approximated positions of the jaw members; and at least one control member operably coupled with the end effector assembly and the knife, the at least one control member configured to limit a range of motion of the knife between the retracted position and the extended position corresponding to the position of the at least one jaw member.