A surgical clamp jaw (642, 656), comprising: an inner profile; and a deflection control profile opposite the inner profile; wherein the deflection control profile comprises one or more sets of corresponding abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B); wherein the abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B) in at least one of the one or more sets of corresponding abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B) are not contacting each other when the inner profile is in an unclamped position; and wherein the abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B) in the at least one of the one or more sets of corresponding abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B) are in contact with each other when the inner profile is in a clamped position; characterized in that the corresponding abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B) in the at least one of the one or more sets of corresponding abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B), comprise: a first abutment surface (652A, 660A) having a first interlocking feature (654A, 658A), and a second abutment surface (652B, 660B) having a second interlocking feature (654B, 658b); wherein the first and second interlocking features (658A, 658B) are not in contact when the inner profile is in the unclamped position; and wherein the first and second interlocking features (658A, 658B) are configured to interlock when the inner profile is in the clamped position. an inner profile; and a deflection control profile opposite the inner profile; wherein the deflection control profile comprises one or more sets of corresponding abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B); wherein the abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B) in at least one of the one or more sets of corresponding abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B) are not contacting each other when the inner profile is in an unclamped position; and wherein the abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B) in the at least one of the one or more sets of corresponding abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B) are in contact with each other when the inner profile is in a clamped position; characterized in that the corresponding abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B) in the at least one of the one or more sets of corresponding abutment surfaces (652A, 652B, 660A, 660B), comprise: a first abutment surface (652A, 660A) having a first interlocking feature (654A, 658A), and a second abutment surface (652B, 660B) having a second interlocking feature (654B, 658b); wherein the first and second interlocking features (658A, 658B) are not in contact when the inner profile is in the unclamped position; and wherein the first and second interlocking features (658A, 658B) are configured to interlock when the inner profile is in the clamped position. a first abutment surface (652A, 660A) having a first interlocking feature (654A, 658A), and a second abutment surface (652B, 660B) having a second interlocking feature (654B, 658b); wherein the first and second interlocking features (658A, 658B) are not in contact when the inner profile is in the unclamped position; and wherein the first and second interlocking features (658A, 658B) are configured to interlock when the inner profile is in the clamped position.