Patent ID: 8215182

Claim:
A testing system for measuring a closure pressure between opposing jaw members of an electrosurgical forceps, the testing system comprising: a testing platform including an elongated bed that supports an instrument rest thereon, the instrument rest configured to support the electrosurgical forceps; a pair of selectively adjustable instrument supports operatively associated with the elongated bed and positioned to secure the forceps atop the elongated bed; and a testing stand disposed at a distal end of the elongated bed and configured to support at least one piece of testing material thereon, the testing material including: at least one layer of visco-elastic material configured to form a pocket therebetween; and a pressure sensitive film disposed within the pocket of the visco-elastic layer, the pressure sensitive film adapted to electro-mechanically communicate with a diagnostic system to measure the closure pressure between jaw members when the jaw members are disposed in a clamped configuration.