Surgical device

A surgical device, comprising:

• a first jaw;
• and
• a second jaw coupled to and moveable relative to the first jaw between a closed position and an intermediate open position wherein, between the closed position and the intermediate open position, the clamping surfaces of the first and second jaws define first and second planes that remain in parallel correspondence relative to each other, the second jaw further moveable relative to the first jaw between the intermediate open position and a fully opened position wherein, between the intermediate open position and the fully opened position, the first and second planes defined by the clamping surfaces of the first and second jaws are moved out of parallel correspondence relative to each other, the second jaw engaging a lead screw such that rotation of the lead screw actuates the second jaw with respect to the first jaw between the fully opened position, the intermediate open position, and the closed position, wherein the first jaw extends lengthwise along a third plane that is substantially perpendicular to the first plane, and the second jaw extends lengthwise along the third plane when the second jaw is in the closed position, and wherein, between the intermediate open position and a fully opened position, the second jaw is pivotable relative to the first jaw about an axis perpendicular to the third plane.

A surgical device, comprising:

• a first jaw having a first longitudinal axis that lies in a plane;
• and
• a second jaw coupled to and moveable relative to the first jaw between a closed position and an intermediate open position, the second jaw having a second longitudinal axis that, when second jaw is in the closed position and when the second jaw is in the intermediate open position, lies within the plane, the second jaw further moveable between the intermediate open position and a fully opened position by rotating the second jaw with respect to the first jaw, the second longitudinal axis being transverse to the plane when the second jaw is in the fully opened position.