Surgical instrument with swiveling end effector and method of use thereof

A surgical instrument comprising:

• a swiveling end effector at a distal portion of said surgical instrument, said swiveling end effector having a first jaw and a second jaw, said first jaw movable between an open position and a closed position relative to said second jaw, wherein said first jaw is actuatable by application of a force at a proximal portion of said surgical instrument and wherein said surgical instrument is configured to deliver a torque at said first jaw when moving between the open position and the closed position;
• and
• a swiveling actuator coupled to said swiveling end effector and operative to swivel said swiveling end effector about a swivel axis;
• wherein said surgical instrument is operable to deliver a substantially same torque at said first jaw when moving between the open position and the closed position, regardless of a swivel position of the swiveling end effector relative to said swivel axis.