Patent ID: 8968313
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An electrosurgical forceps, comprising: a housing having a shaft extending therefrom; an end effector assembly operably coupled to a distal end of the shaft and including a pair of first and second jaw members, at least one of the first and second jaw members movable from an open configuration for positioning tissue therebetween, to a clamping configuration for grasping tissue therebetween; a knife blade assembly including a knife blade translatable within the first and second jaw members when the first and second jaw members are in the clamping configuration, the knife blade assembly including a medial portion defining an opening therethrough having proximal and distal ends; and a knife blade stop in operative communication with the knife blade assembly, the knife blade stop including a pair of leading and trailing stops thereon that are configured to contact respective distal and proximal ends of the opening to limit translation of the knife blade assembly.