CPC A61B 17/282 (2013.01) [A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61B 17/2804 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00309 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12004 (2013.01); A61B 17/1227 (2013.01); A61B 17/128 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2808 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2829 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2945 (2013.01); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02)] | 9 Claims |
1. A surgical device, comprising:
a first clamp jaw;
a second clamp jaw rotatably coupled to the first clamp jaw such that the first clamp jaw and the second clamp jaw pivot between a first unclamped position and a second clamped position, the second clamp jaw comprising:
an inner profile; and
a deflection control profile opposite the inner profile, wherein the deflection control profile comprises a first abutment surface formed in the second clamp jaw and a second abutment surface formed in the second clamp jaw,
wherein in the first unclamped position, the first abutment surface is disposed remote from the second abutment surface, and wherein in the second clamped position, all or a portion of the first abutment surface contacts all or a portion of the second abutment surface, and
in the first unclamped position, the inner profile of the second clamp jaw has a first shape and in the second clamped position, the inner profile of the second clamp jaw has a second shape that is substantially linear.
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