Patent ID: 8597296
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An endoscopic forceps, comprising: a housing having a shaft affixed thereto, the shaft including first and second jaw members attached to a distal end thereof, each of the first and second jaw members adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the first and second jaw members are selectively capable of conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to treat the tissue; a first actuator operably associated with the housing and configured to move the first and second jaw members relative to one another from a first condition wherein the first and second jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second condition wherein the first and second jaw members cooperate to grasp the tissue therebetween; a monopolar element housed within at least the first jaw member and selectively movable from a first position within the first jaw member to a second position extending from a distal end of the first jaw member; a second actuator operatively associated with the housing and configured to extend the monopolar element from the first position to the second position; and a knife that is selectively movable within a knife channel defined within at least one of the first and second jaw members to cut the tissue disposed between the first and second jaw members, the knife being selectively movable to cut the tissue at least when the monopolar element is in the first position within the first jaw member.