Patent ID: 8652135

Claim:
A forceps, comprising: a housing having a shaft attached thereto and an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of the shaft, the end effector assembly including: first and second jaw members defining electrically-conductive surfaces disposed in opposed relation relative to one another, at least one of the jaw members being moveable with respect to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue between the electrically-conductive surfaces, the first jaw member defining a cavity extending through and surrounded by the electrically-conductive surface of the first jaw member, at least one of the electrically-conductive surfaces adapted to connect to a source of energy for conducting energy through tissue grasped between the electrically-conductive surfaces to treat tissue on either side of the cavity; and a cutting assembly including a cutting member disposed within the cavity and rotatably coupled to the first jaw member, the cutting member configured to rotate with respect to the first jaw member about a longitudinal axis thereof to cut tissue between treated portions of tissue.