Patent ID: 8056791

Claim:
A fastening and cutting attachment for use with an electromechanical driver device for cutting and fastening a section of tissue, comprising: a first jaw having a longitudinal axis; a second jaw disposed in parallel and opposed correspondence with the first jaw; a first rotatable shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis, the first rotatable shaft coupled to the first jaw and adapted to cause the first jaw to travel linearly in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axes while maintaining the parallel correspondence between the first and second jaws; and a wedge pushing mechanism including a wedge and a wedge guide, the wedge having a sloped top surface, a horizontal threaded bore coaxial with the first rotatable shaft, and an upwardly extending blade member configured to cut tissue as the wedge moves through the wedge guide, the blade member supported directly on top of the wedge, wherein the sloped top surface is disposed between the longitudinal axis and a tissue contacting surface.