Patent ID: 8016855

Claim:
A surgical device, comprising: a first jaw defining a longitudinal axis; a second jaw in opposed correspondence with the first jaw, the second jaw defining a longitudinal axis and being parallel relative to the longitudinal axis of the first jaw, the longitudinal axes of the first and second jaws defining a plane of approximation, wherein the first jaw is configured to be directly coupled to the second jaw by a guide and rib arrangement such that the jaws are in slidable cooperation with one another along an axis defined by the guide and rib arrangement, wherein the guide and rib arrangement is oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular relative to the longitudinal axis of the first jaw; a first driver configured to cause relative movement of the first jaw and the second jaw in the plane such that the longitudinal axes of the first and second jaws remain situated in the plane and remain parallel to one another upon the relative movement, the first driver configured to detachably engage a distal end of a non-parallel drive shaft, the distal end of the non-parallel drive shaft being rotatable about a rotation axis arranged in fixed non-parallel angled correspondence to the plane of approximation; and a gear housing mounted on an outer portion of the first jaw, the gear housing including a first drive socket coupled to the first driver and a quick-connect coupling adapted to be positionable over the first drive socket.