Patent ID: 8388638

Claim:
An ultrasonic surgical shears comprising: a) a bifurcated ultrasonic surgical blade having a first distal tip portion and a second distal tip portion transversely spaced apart and detached from the first distal tip portion creating a space therebetween; b) a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade to define a clamped position and an unclamped position; and c) a substantially “T”-shaped tissue pad attached to the clamping arm and having first and second arms and a foot each having a clamping surface, wherein, in the clamped position, the clamping surface of the first arm faces substantially toward the first distal tip portion, the clamping surface of the second arm faces substantially toward the second distal tip portion, and the clamping surface of the foot faces substantially toward the space between the first and second distal tip portions.