Patent ID: 7861907

Claim:
A surgical apparatus for driving surgical fasteners, comprising: a) a frame portion; b) a body portion extending from said frame portion and defining a longitudinal axis; c) a fastener applying assembly having an anvil, at least one cam member, and a cartridge assembly, the cartridge assembly including a plurality of surgical fasteners therein, the at least one cam member being operable to sequentially place the plurality of surgical fasteners in tissue as the at least one cam member moves relative to the cartridge assembly; d) the cartridge assembly and anvil being movable into approximation with respect to one another; e) an approximation member operatively connected to the cartridge assembly and a pulley attached to the anvil; and f) a cable connected to the approximation member and engaging the pulley, the cable configured to approximate the anvil toward the cartridge assembly in a direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis.