Appeal No. 2003-1568 Page 5
Application No. 09/516,603
wherein the distal portions of the jaws are closer together for capturing said
tissue;
at least one of said jaws being further moveable between an extended
position when the at least one of said jaws is moved distally with respect to the
frame and the jaws are in one of the fully open and approximated positions, and
a retracted position when at least one of said jaws is moved proximally with
respect to the frame and the jaws are in the other of the fully open and
approximated positions; and
an actuating mechanism connected to the at least one of said jaws, the
actuating mechanism and the at least one of said jaws being axially movable to
move the jaws between the open and approximated positions.
26. A endoscopic surgical instrument with articulated jaw structure, the
surgical instrument comprising:
a handle portion;
an elongated endoscopic body portion extending distally from the handle
portion and defining a longitudinal axis, the body portion being axially fixed with
respect to the handle portion;
first and second jaw members connected to each other for movement
between open and closed positions, and extending from a distal end of the
elongated body portion, the first jaw member having a staple cartridge;
an actuating member connected to one of the first and second jaw
members, the actuating member being movable to move at least one of the first
and second jaw members axially to move the jaw members between the open
and closed positions; and
wherein the jaw members are in the open position when the at least one
of the jaw members and the actuating member are moved distally with respect to
the elongated body portion and the jaw members are in the closed position when
at least one of the jaw members and the actuating member are moved proximally
with respect to the elongated body portion.
27. An endoscopic surgical instrument comprising:
a handle portion;
an endoscopic body portion fixed relative to the handle portion and
defining a longitudinal axis; and
a pair of juxtaposed jaw members remotely actuable from the handle
portion and mounted for reciprocal longitudinal movement relative to the body
portion and the handle portion between a first position wherein the jaws are in
spaced relation and a second position wherein the jaws are in close relation, one
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