Patent ID: 9498279
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A forceps, comprising: a first shaft having a jaw member at a distal end thereof; a second shaft having a jaw member at a distal end thereof, each of the jaw members including an electrically conductive sealing surface, the first and second shafts pivotally coupled to each other about a pivot such that the jaw members are movable between an open position and a closed position; a trigger disposed on the first shaft; a knife operatively coupled to the trigger such that actuation of the trigger translates the knife distally through a knife channel extending at least partially through at least one of the jaw members; an anti-deployment link pivotably coupled to the first shaft proximal to the trigger, the anti-deployment link configured to prevent distal translation of the knife when the jaw members are in the open position, wherein movement of the jaw members to the closed position moves the anti-deployment link to permit distal translation of the knife; and a switch disposed on one of the first and second shafts and configured to be depressed when the jaw members are in the closed position to control a supply of electrosurgical energy from an electrosurgical energy source to each of the electrically conductive sealing surfaces.