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Grasping jaw mechanism

  • US 9,364,218 B2
  • Filed: 11/29/2012
  • Issued: 06/14/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical device comprising:

  • a handle assembly including a housing defining a stationary handle, a movable handle movable relative to the stationary handle through an actuation stroke from a position spaced from the stationary handle to a position adjacent the stationary handle and back to the position spaced from the stationary handle, an actuation shaft having teeth configured to be alternately engaged and disengaged by an advancement pawl, and a mode selection mechanism disposed on the movable handle, the mode selection mechanism being movable from a first position engaged with the actuation shaft to a second position disengaged from the actuation shaft, the movable handle being operably associated with the actuation shaft such that movement of the movable handle effects axial movement of the actuation shaft to move a tool assembly between a spaced position and an approximated position,wherein when the mode selection mechanism is in the first position, movement of the movable handle through the actuation stroke effects movement of the tool assembly between the spaced position and the approximated position and back to the spaced position, and when the mode selection mechanism is in the second position, movement of the movable handle through the actuation stroke causes the advancement pawl to advance the actuation shaft distally to effect movement of the tool assembly to the approximated position.

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