Patent ID: 8641712
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An end effector assembly for use with a bipolar forceps, the end effector assembly comprising: a pair of opposing first and second jaw members at least one of which being movable relative to the other 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 cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween; each jaw member including a pair of spaced apart, electrically conductive tissue sealing surfaces extending along a length thereof, each tissue sealing surface adapted to conduct electrosurgical energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a tissue seal; an insulator disposed between each pair of electrically conductive sealing surfaces; and an electrically conductive cutting element disposed within each insulator and defining a geometrical configuration of a recurring pattern including a plurality of peaks, the recurring pattern having a period that is a multiple of an operating frequency of electrosurgical energy passed therethrough, the cutting elements adapted to electrosurgically effect a tissue cut.