Patent ID: 8585701

Claim:
A bi-polar tissue coagulation device for creating a lesion during a minimally invasive procedure, the device comprising: a first rigid arm; a second rigid arm pivotally coupled with the first rigid arm via a pin; a first malleable clamp member coupled with the first rigid arm, the first malleable clamp member comprising a first hole; a second malleable clamp member coupled with the second rigid arm, the second malleable clamp member comprising a second hole and opposing the first malleable clamp member; an energy transmission device that emits coagulation energy, the energy transmission device coupled with the first malleable clamp member; a return energy transmission device coupled with the second malleable clamp member; a malleable insert disposed between the first malleable clamp member and the second malleable clamp member, the malleable insert comprising a first protrusion received by the first hole of the first malleable clamp member, and a second protrusion received by the second hole of the second malleable clamp member; wherein the first malleable clamp member rotates relative to the pin in response to rotation of the first rigid arm relative to the pin, and wherein the second malleable clamp member rotates relative to the pin in response to rotation of the second rigid arm relative to the pin; wherein the first malleable clamp member, the second malleable clamp member, and the malleable insert are constructed of a malleable material, and wherein the malleable insert is configured to maintain a predetermined spacing between the first and second malleable clamp members when the malleable insert and the first and second malleable clamp members undergo simultaneous bending.