Patent ID: 11957401
Assignee: GYRUS ACMI, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An electrosurgical instrument comprising:
a first arm including an inner tissue-engaging surface, an outer spine surface oriented away from the tissue-engaging surface, a plurality of side surfaces extending between the inner tissue-engaging surface and the outer spine surface, a first electrode located on the inner tissue-engaging surface, a second electrode located on the inner tissue-engaging surface, and a second electrode extension portion extending from the second electrode to the outer spine surface, the second electrode and the second electrode extension portion together forming a T-shaped electrode in the first arm; and
a second arm opposing the first arm and including an inner tissue-engaging surface;
wherein the second electrode is formed from a first conductor, the second electrode extension portion is formed from a second adjacent conductor, and the first and second conductors are bonded together such that a thermal joint is formed therebetween; and
wherein the second electrode extension portion passes energy in a monopolar mode from the outer spine surface of the first arm and the first electrode and second electrode pass energy in a bipolar mode from the inner tissue-engaging surface of the first arm.