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Surgical instruments with jaw opening features for increasing a jaw opening distance

  • US 10,568,626 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2016
  • Issued: 02/25/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:

  • a surgical end effector comprising;

    a first jaw; and

    a second jaw pivotally coupled to said first jaw about a pivot axis between a fully open position and a fully closed position, wherein said pivot axis is constrained to only move along a vertical axis, wherein said surgical instrument further comprises;

    a closure member configured to move said first and second jaws from said fully open position to said fully closed position when said closure member is moved in a first direction, wherein said second jaw comprises a pair of pivot pins that define said pivot axis and are each movably received within a corresponding vertical slot formed in said first jaw, wherein each said pivot pin is in operable engagement with said closure member, wherein each of said pivot pins is also received in a corresponding closure slot in said closure member, and wherein each said closure slot comprises a portion extending along a horizontal axis.

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