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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
a handle portion; an elongated portion defining a longitudinal axis and extending distally from the handle portion; an end effector disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated portion, the end effector including a first jaw member and a second jaw member, the first and second jaw members dimensioned to clamp tissue therebetween, the first jaw member having at least one row of fasteners arranged in a row substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis; a first pin disposed in mechanical cooperation with the first jaw member and including an engagement section, the first pin movable between a first position wherein the engagement section is spaced from the second jaw member and a second position wherein the engagement section engages the second jaw member, wherein the first pin has an L-shaped cross-section; and a knife movable between distal and proximal positions, the knife having first, second, and third planar surfaces, the first and third planar surfaces opposing each other with respect to a length of the knife, wherein the L-shaped cross-section of the first pin defines a cutout configured to receive at least a portion of the first and second planar surfaces of the knife such that the third planar surface of the knife is unobstructed by the first pin. |
