Patent ID: 8235993
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An electrosurgical forceps, comprising: a shaft having a pair of jaw members at a distal end thereof, the jaw members being movable about a pivot from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members are closer to one another for grasping tissue; a movable handle that actuates the shaft to move the jaw members relative to one another; at least one of the jaw members adapted to connect to a source of electrical energy such that the at least one jaw member is capable of conducting energy to tissue held therebetween; and an insulating boot disposed on at least a portion of an exterior surface of at least one jaw member, about the pivot and at a distal end of the shaft, the insulating boot including an inner flexible portion and an outer shell, the outer shell being operably engaged with at least one of the pair of jaw members, wherein the inner flexible portion of the insulating boot includes an outer periphery that includes a non-stick material on at least a portion thereof to prevent the inner flexible portion from sticking to an inner periphery of the outer shell.