Patent ID: 7857827

Claim:
A surgical instrument comprising: an elongate member having opposite ends; a clevis attached to one end of said opposite ends, said clevis having a pair of spaced arms; a pin extending between the spaced arms of the clevis; a pair of end effectors, each of said end effectors having a pivot hole adapted for receiving the pin extending between the spaced arms of the clevis for pivotal movement relative to the clevis, each of said end effectors having a control arm for pivoting the respective end effector about the pin, the control arm including an actuation hole and a tang adjacent the actuation hole; and an actuator wire extending longitudinally to a laterally extending end received within the actuation hole, a portion of the longitudinally extending actuator wire adjacent the laterally extending end and actuation hole being engaged by the tang such that the portion of the longitudinally extending actuator wire adjacent the laterally extending end is positioned between a wall in which the actuation hole is formed and the tang to maintain the wire in the actuation hole.