An end effector comprising: an end effector axle ; a first jaw and a second jaw rotatably mounted to the end effector axle; and a first cutting body having a first blade and second cutting body having a second blade , the first cutting body being configured to move in tandem with the first jaw and the second cutting body being configured to move in tandem with the second jaw; wherein the first and second jaws are movable between a closed configuration, in which the first and second jaws are positioned adjacent one another, a first open configuration, in which the first and second jaws are separated and the first and second blades remain occluded, and a second open configuration, in which the first and second blades are exposed and a gap is defined therebetween; wherein the first cutting body is operably engaged with a first recess defined in a jaw body of the first jaw, and the second cutting body is operably engaged with a second recess defined in a jaw body of the second jaw; wherein the first recess includes a first groove that terminates at a first end shoulder and the second recess includes a second groove that terminates at a second end shoulder, the end effector further comprising: a first hard stop provided on a jaw body of the first jaw; and a second hard stop provided on a jaw body of the second jaw, wherein the first hard stop is configured to move within the second groove and the second hard stop is configured to move within the first groove when the first and second jaws move between the closed configuration and the first and second open configurations. an end effector axle ; a first jaw and a second jaw rotatably mounted to the end effector axle; and a first cutting body having a first blade and second cutting body having a second blade , the first cutting body being configured to move in tandem with the first jaw and the second cutting body being configured to move in tandem with the second jaw; wherein the first and second jaws are movable between a closed configuration, in which the first and second jaws are positioned adjacent one another, a first open configuration, in which the first and second jaws are separated and the first and second blades remain occluded, and a second open configuration, in which the first and second blades are exposed and a gap is defined therebetween; wherein the first cutting body is operably engaged with a first recess defined in a jaw body of the first jaw, and the second cutting body is operably engaged with a second recess defined in a jaw body of the second jaw; wherein the first recess includes a first groove that terminates at a first end shoulder and the second recess includes a second groove that terminates at a second end shoulder, the end effector further comprising: a first hard stop provided on a jaw body of the first jaw; and a second hard stop provided on a jaw body of the second jaw, wherein the first hard stop is configured to move within the second groove and the second hard stop is configured to move within the first groove when the first and second jaws move between the closed configuration and the first and second open configurations. a first hard stop provided on a jaw body of the first jaw; and a second hard stop provided on a jaw body of the second jaw, wherein the first hard stop is configured to move within the second groove and the second hard stop is configured to move within the first groove when the first and second jaws move between the closed configuration and the first and second open configurations. <EOS>