A surgical instrument comprising: a connector assembly, a jaw (502,504), an electrical transmission conduit (520,522), a clevis, and a shaft (122,202,402); wherein: the connector assembly comprises: a U-shaped electrically insulative body comprising a leg (532,534), a cavity defined in the leg, a protuberance, and a lumen defined through the protuberance; and an electrical connector comprising an electrical attachment positioned in the cavity of the electrically insulative body and an electrical contact portion fitted over the protuberance of the electrically insulative body; the jaw (502, 504) comprises an aperture, the jaw being fitted over the protuberance of the electrically insulative body and over the electrical contact portion of the electrical connector such that sliding electrical contact is established at the aperture between the electrical contact portion and the jaw; the electrical transmission conduit (520, 522) is electrically connected to the electrical attachment of the electrical connector; the clevis comprises a pin, the pin extending through the lumen of the electrically insulative body and the aperture of the jaw (502, 504); and the shaft (122, 202, 402) is coupled to the clevis, the shaft covering the electrical transmission conduit (520, 522). a connector assembly, a jaw (502,504), an electrical transmission conduit (520,522), a clevis, and a shaft (122,202,402); wherein: the connector assembly comprises: a U-shaped electrically insulative body comprising a leg (532,534), a cavity defined in the leg, a protuberance, and a lumen defined through the protuberance; and an electrical connector comprising an electrical attachment positioned in the cavity of the electrically insulative body and an electrical contact portion fitted over the protuberance of the electrically insulative body; the jaw (502, 504) comprises an aperture, the jaw being fitted over the protuberance of the electrically insulative body and over the electrical contact portion of the electrical connector such that sliding electrical contact is established at the aperture between the electrical contact portion and the jaw; the electrical transmission conduit (520, 522) is electrically connected to the electrical attachment of the electrical connector; the clevis comprises a pin, the pin extending through the lumen of the electrically insulative body and the aperture of the jaw (502, 504); and the shaft (122, 202, 402) is coupled to the clevis, the shaft covering the electrical transmission conduit (520, 522). the connector assembly comprises: a U-shaped electrically insulative body comprising a leg (532,534), a cavity defined in the leg, a protuberance, and a lumen defined through the protuberance; and an electrical connector comprising an electrical attachment positioned in the cavity of the electrically insulative body and an electrical contact portion fitted over the protuberance of the electrically insulative body; a U-shaped electrically insulative body comprising a leg (532,534), a cavity defined in the leg, a protuberance, and a lumen defined through the protuberance; and an electrical connector comprising an electrical attachment positioned in the cavity of the electrically insulative body and an electrical contact portion fitted over the protuberance of the electrically insulative body; the jaw (502, 504) comprises an aperture, the jaw being fitted over the protuberance of the electrically insulative body and over the electrical contact portion of the electrical connector such that sliding electrical contact is established at the aperture between the electrical contact portion and the jaw; the electrical transmission conduit (520, 522) is electrically connected to the electrical attachment of the electrical connector; the clevis comprises a pin, the pin extending through the lumen of the electrically insulative body and the aperture of the jaw (502, 504); and the shaft (122, 202, 402) is coupled to the clevis, the shaft covering the electrical transmission conduit (520, 522).