Patent ID: 8491625

Claim:
An endoscopic forceps, comprising: a housing having a shaft that extends therefrom that defines a longitudinal axis therethrough; a rotatable sheath operably coupled to the shaft, the rotatable sheath including a camming member; a drive assembly including a drive rod that operably couples to the rotatable sheath; and an end effector assembly operatively connected to a distal end of the shaft and having a pair of first and second jaw members, at least one of the first and second jaw members movable relative to the other jaw member from an initial position wherein the first and second jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another, to a subsequent position wherein the first and second jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween, wherein actuation of the drive assembly causes the drive rod to rotate within the shaft and rotate the rotatable sheath such that the at least one movable jaw member moves from the initial position to the subsequent position.