Patent ID: 8066721

Claim:
An endoscopic surgical assembly, comprising: a surgical clip; and an endoscopic surgical instrument having: a hollow member having a proximal end and a distal end; a clevis coupled to said distal end of said hollow member and having an axle extending therefrom; an end effector rotatably coupled to said clevis and operable to apply said surgical clip to a location; a pull/push wire extending through said hollow member to said proximal end of said hollow member; a dual linkage having: a first element rotatably coupled directly to said axle and directly coupled to said pull/push wire; and a second element rotatably coupled to said first element and rotatably coupled to said end effector; and actuation means coupled to said proximal end of said hollow member and to said proximal end of said pull/push wire for moving said pull/push wire through said hollow member to cause a rotation of said end effector about said clevis.