Forceps including actuation limiting

A forceps, comprising:

• a handle portion having a housing;
• an outer shaft having a proximal end secured to the housing and a distal end;
• a pair of articulable jaws arranged on the distal end of the outer shaft;
• a drive shaft longitudinally articulable relative to the outer shaft to open and close the pair of articulable jaws;
• a blade articulable relative to the outer shaft to cut tissue;
• a trigger pivotally coupled to the housing at a first pivot point and operably coupled to the blade to articulate the blade to cut the tissue;
• and
• a jaw lever pivotally coupled to the housing at a second pivot point and operably coupled to the drive shaft with a pivoting link arranged between the jaw lever and the drive shaft to cause the drive shaft to articulate to open and close the jaws, the jaw lever coupled to the pivoting link at a third pivot point, and the pivoting link being positioned and configured to blockingly interface with the trigger to prevent actuation of the trigger unless the jaw lever is at least partially actuated.