Patent ID: 8925787
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising: a handle portion; an elongate portion extending distally from the handle portion; a fastener jaw member disposed adjacent a distal end of the elongate portion, the fastener jaw member being configured to contain a plurality of fasteners; an opposing jaw member disposed adjacent the distal end of the elongate portion, wherein at least one of the jaw members is movable relative to the other jaw member between an open position and an approximated position; a shaft disposed in mechanical cooperation with the elongate portion; a pinion mounted adjacent a distal end of the shaft; and a knife bar including a rack adapted to mesh with the pinion, the knife bar movable with respect to at least one of the fastener jaw member or the opposing jaw member between a retracted position and a deployed position upon rotation of the shaft.