Patent ID: 8652165

Claim:
An ergonomic surgical instrument comprising: a shroud have a lateral surface; a first trigger pivotally connected to the shroud; a second trigger pivotally connected to the shroud; a link located within the shroud; a shaft in communication with the link capable of transferring motion to an end-effector; an end-effector disposed at a distal end of the shaft wherein movement of the second trigger creates longitudinal force along the shaft moving the end-effector; a first toggle switch and a second toggle switch disposed substantially opposite each other on the shroud's lateral surface, the first and second toggle switches defining an axis; a first toggle position wherein the first toggle switch engages the second trigger fixing the second trigger relative to the shroud and moving the in into engagement with the first trigger permitting the first trigger to move the link; and a pin slideably disposed within the link along the axis in mechanical communication with the first and second toggle switches and selectively engageable with the first trigger or the second trigger.