Patent ID: 9039732
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A forceps, comprising: first and second shaft members having respective first and second jaw members disposed at respective distal ends thereof, at least one of the first and second jaw members moveable relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween, the first jaw member including: a first jaw frame fixedly engaged to the first shaft member; and a disposable assembly releasably engageable with the first jaw frame, the disposable assembly including: a first disposable jaw housing; a first seal plate engaged to the first disposable jaw housing and including a longitudinally-extending blade channel defined at least partially therethrough; a resiliently flexible member defining a V-shaped configuration including first and second free ends and a trough, the first and second free ends supported within the first disposable jaw housing; and a knife engaged to the trough of the resiliently flexible member and biased toward an initial position, wherein the knife is disposed within the first disposable jaw housing, the knife moveable relative to the first disposable jaw housing between the initial position and an extended position upon flexion of the resiliently flexible member, wherein, in the extended position, the knife extends at least partially from the first disposable jaw housing through the longitudinally-extending blade channel of the first seal plate towards the second jaw member to cut tissue grasped between the first and second jaw members.