Patent ID: 11864818
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An electrode assembly for an electrosurgical instrument, comprising:
a housing including an active electrical connector and a return electrical connector configured to operably engage a distal end of an electrosurgical instrument shaft, the housing encapsulating an elongated return electrode and a pair of insulative tubes configured to house an active electrode, the elongated return electrode having a distal end including a clevis and a proximal end operably engaged to the return electrical connector, the active electrode being operably engaged at one end to the active electrical connector;
an insulator operably engaged to the clevis of the elongated return electrode, the insulator configured to support the active electrode; and
a tensioning mechanism configured to operably engage an opposite end of the active electrode and tension the active electrode about the insulator during assembly.