Patent attributes
Surgical instruments including a shaft, a jaw assembly and an ultrasonic assembly are disclosed. The shaft may extend along a shaft axis. The jaw assembly may be coupled to a distal end of the shaft and may include a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The jaw assembly may be configured to pivot about a first axis between a first location and a second location. The first and second jaw members may be positioned substantially parallel to the shaft axis at the first location and the first and second jaw members may be positioned at an angle from the shaft axis at the second location. The ultrasonic assembly may comprise an ultrasonic blade, a waveguide, and a transducer. The ultrasonic assembly may be positioned substantially parallel to and offset from the shaft axis and may be axially translatable to at least partially retract the ultrasonic blade within the shaft.
