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Surgical instrument with stamped double-flange jaws and actuation mechanism

  • US 10,271,897 B2
  • Filed: 08/02/2018
  • Issued: 04/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:

  • a housing;

    a drive rod extending from the housing and including a generally u-shaped profile along at least a portion of a length of the drive rod; and

    a pair of jaw members, at least one of the pair of jaw members operably coupled to a distal portion of the drive rod by a cam pin, at least one of the jaw members defining a cam slot configured to receive the cam pin such that longitudinal movement of the drive rod translates the cam pin through the cam slot to move at least one of the pair of jaw members relative to the other one of the pair of jaw members.

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