Patent ID: 8961515
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
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 each having a jaw housing and an electrosurgical sealing plate, each of the first and second jaw members movable from an open configuration for positioning tissue therebetween, to a clamping configuration for grasping tissue therebetween, each of the first and second jaw members including an elongated channel defined in its respective jaw housing and extending along a length thereof; and a drive assembly operably coupled to the at least one moveable jaw member via a drive rod, the drive rod including a bifurcated distal end defined by a top portion and a bottom portion that engage the respective elongated channels of the first and second jaw members during distal translation thereof to close the first and second jaw members about tissue and to provide a closure force between the first and second jaw members when the first and second jaw members are in the clamping configuration.