Patent ID: 9017370
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An end effector assembly, comprising: first and second jaw members defining a centerline, having a curved configuration, and disposed in opposed relation to each other, at least one of the first and second jaw members moveable from a first, open position to a second, closed position for grasping tissue therebetween, at least one of the first and second jaw members including an electrically conductive sealing surface, each of the first and second jaw members including an electrode plate and a ledge, at least one of the ledges disposed along a length of at least one of the first and second jaw members, each ledge including a top portion and a bottom portion; at least one of the first and second jaw members including: a knife body including a knife blade at a distal end thereof and a recessed portion proximal to the knife blade, wherein the knife blade is configured to travel within the first knife channel and the recessed portion is configured to travel within the second knife channel, wherein as the knife blade and the recessed portion travel within respective first and second knife channels, the knife blade and the recessed portion are positioned to move from a first position aligned with the centerline of the first and second jaw members to a second position laterally offset from the centerline of the first and second jaw members.