Patent attributes
A surgical assembly for treating the tissue of a patient is disclosed. The surgical assembly comprises a first jaw configured to support a staple cartridge, a second jaw rotatably coupled to the first jaw, an elongate shaft extending from the first jaw, a rotatable shaft extending through the elongate shaft, a housing, a closure mechanism, and a coupling mechanism. The housing is coupled to the elongate shaft. The housing comprises a rotatable disk operably coupleable to a robotic device. The closure mechanism is configured to move the second jaw between an unclamped position and a clamped position. The closure mechanism is operably coupled to the rotatable disk. The coupling mechanism is configured to maintain a predetermined spacing between the first jaw and the second jaw when the second jaw is in the clamped position. The coupling mechanism is operably coupled to the rotatable shaft.
