Patent ID: 8974479
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An ultrasonic surgical instrument, comprising: a housing having an elongated shaft extending therefrom; a first jaw member pivotably coupled to a distal end of the shaft and pivotably movable relative to the shaft between a first position and a second position; second and third jaw members disposed at the distal end of the shaft and pivotably movable relative to one another between an open configuration and a clamping configuration, the first jaw member pivotably movable relative to the second and third jaw members between the first position and the second position, wherein when the first jaw member is in the second position and the second and third jaw members are in the clamping configuration, the first jaw member is nested within the second jaw member and the first jaw member and the third jaw member are configured to compress tissue of interest therebetween; and a cutting blade extending at the distal end of the shaft and operably coupled to the housing.