Patent ID: 7879035
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
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; the shaft and at least one of the jaw members forming at least one mechanically interfacing surface thereon; a movable handle that actuates a drive assembly 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 a flexible insulating boot disposed on at least a portion of an exterior surface of at least one jaw member, an interior portion of the insulating boot having at least one mechanically interfacing surface, wherein the at least one mechanically interfacing surface of the interior portion of the insulating boot interfaces with the mechanically interfacing surface formed on the shaft and at least one of the jaw members, and wherein the at least one mechanically interfacing surface of the interior portion of the insulating boot and the at least one mechanically interfacing surface formed on at least one of the jaw members are configured in a key-like translational interlocking interface configuration.