Patent ID: 9539054
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An endoscopic bipolar forceps, comprising: a housing; a rotating tube rotatably coupled to the housing and extending distally from the housing; an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of the rotating tube, the end effector assembly including a movable jaw member and a fixed jaw member, the movable jaw member including a flange and the fixed jaw member including a pair of spaced-apart flanges defining a cavity therebetween configured to receive the flange of the movable jaw member, the movable jaw member defining a lead channel and movable relative to the fixed jaw member from a first position, wherein the movable jaw member is disposed in spaced relation relative to the fixed jaw member, to a second position, wherein the movable jaw member is closer to the fixed jaw member, each spaced-apart flange of the pair of spaced-apart flanges of the fixed jaw member fixedly engaged with the rotating tube and electrically coupled to the rotating tube via direct mechanical contact between each spaced-apart flange of the pair of spaced-apart flanges of the fixed jaw member and the rotating tube; a first cable lead extending from the housing, through the rotating tube, and through the lead channel of the movable jaw member to electrically couple to the movable jaw member; a second cable lead coupled to the rotating tube; and an electrosurgical cable extending from the housing and adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy and configured to supply energy to the first and second cable leads such that the movable and fixed jaw members are capable of conducting energy through tissue grasped therebetween.