Patent ID: 7918230

Claim:
A surgical device comprising: a jaw portion, having a first jaw in opposed correspondence with a second jaw, the second jaw including a surgical member; a shaft portion coupled to a proximal end of the jaw portion; a gear arrangement configured to operate such that the jaw portion is rotatable relative to the shaft portion, the jaw portion is moveable relative to the shaft portion, the first jaw is moveable relative to the second jaw and the surgical member is moveable within the second jaw, wherein the surgical member is prevented from moving within the second jaw unless the first jaw is in a closed position relative to the second jaw, wherein when the first jaw is in an open position relative to the second jaw, the jaw portion is rotatable relative to the shaft portion; a gear element selectively engaged based upon a position of the first jaw relative to the second jaw, wherein the gear element is an idler gear that is moveable between a proximal position and a distal position; a cam block moveable between a proximal position and a distal position, wherein the cam block includes a surface, wherein the cam block is moved between its proximal and distal positions by engagement of the surface thereof with a surface of one of the first and second jaws when the first and second jaws are moved relative to each other, and wherein the idler gear is moved between its proximal and distal positions by engagement of the cam block with the idler gear.