Patent ID: 9066744
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument for grasping and cutting tissue comprising: an elongated member having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a first jaw and a second jaw adjacent the distal portion of the elongated member, the first jaw having a first projecting member extending outwardly from the first jaw in a first direction and a second projecting member extending outwardly from the first jaw in a second direction transverse to the first direction, the first projecting member operably connected with a first movable member and the second projecting member operably connected to a second movable member, the first and second movable members being independently movable; and an actuating mechanism for moving the first movable member in a first direction to move at least the first or second jaw in a grasping direction in a grasping action and for further moving the second movable member in a single direction to move at least the first or second jaw in a cutting direction in a cutting action different than the grasping direction; wherein the second jaw has a third projecting member extending outwardly from the second jaw in a third direction and a fourth projecting member extending outwardly from the second jaw in a fourth direction transverse to the third direction, the third projecting member operably connected to the first movable member and the fourth projecting member operably connected to the second movable member, wherein the second and fourth projecting members are the sole members of the first and second jaws engageable to pivot the jaws in the cutting action such that the first and second jaws are hinged on only one side for movement in the cutting action.