An ultrasonic surgical instrument for use in a surgical procedure comprises a drive shaft comprising a distal end portion and a proximal end portion; an ultrasonic transducer assembly comprising an ultrasonic transducer; an ultrasonic blade (66), wherein the ultrasonic blade (66) is acoustically coupled to the ultrasonic transducer; an reciprocating actuation member (402) operably coupled to the proximal end portion of the drive shaft, wherein the reciprocating actuation member (402) is actuatable between a first position and a second position; a clamp member (64) pivotably coupled to the distal end portion of the drive shaft, wherein the clamp member (64) is pivotably movable between an open configuration and an approximated configuration relative to the ultrasonic blade (66) in response to movement of the reciprocating actuation member (402) between the first position and the second position; and a load adjustment assembly (410) for setting an initial load applied against the reciprocating actuation member (402), wherein the initial load is maintained by the load adjustment assembly (410) at the predetermined value during the surgical procedure.L'invention concerne un instrument chirurgical ultrasonore (10) comprenant un tube interne (58), un tube externe (56), une lame ultrasonore (66) et un élément de serrage (64) mobile par pivotement par rapport à la lame ultrasonore (66). La lame ultrasonore (66) est couplée au plan acoustique à un transducteur ultrasonore (16). L'élément de serrage (64) est mobile par pivotement par rapport à la lame ultrasonore (66) entre une configuration ouverte et une configuration rapprochée par rapport à la lame ultrasonore (66), lequel élément de serrage (64) est couplé avec faculté de pivotement au tube interne (58), lequel élément de serrage est couplé avec faculté de pivotement au tube externe (56), le mouvement du tube externe (56) par rapport au tube interne (58) entre la première position et la seconde position faisant passer l'