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Compact jaw including split pivot pin

  • US 9,113,906 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2013
  • Issued: 08/25/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An end effector assembly comprising:

  • a pair of jaw members, at least one of the pair of jaw members moveable about a pivot between an open position and a closed position relative to the other jaw member for grasping tissue, the pivot including first and second sections and defining a passage between the first and second sections;

    a knife blade supported between the pair of jaw members distal to the pivot and coupled to an actuation shaft, the actuation shaft slidably translatable through the passage of the pivot to advance the knife blade;

    a cam pin coupled to at least one of the pair of jaw members to move the at least one jaw member upon selective longitudinal translation of the cam pin through a cam slot defined in at least one of the pair of jaw members; and

    a knife tube mounted to the pivot, the cam pin slidably engaged with the knife tube, the first and second sections of the pivot being engageable with a recess defined by the knife tube.

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