Patent ID: 8702704

Claim:
An electrosurgical instrument, comprising: a handle; an elongate shaft extending distally from the handle; a trigger movable between an initial unfired position and a final fired position during a trigger stroke; an end effector coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft, comprising: a first jaw member; a second jaw member, wherein the first jaw member is movable relative to the second jaw member between an open and a closed position; a tissue-cutting element configured to translate with respect to the first jaw member and the second jaw member; and an electrode; an axially movable cutting member configured to move the first jaw member to the closed position, the tissue-cutting element positioned at a distal end of the axially movable cutting member; an electromagnet positioned proximate to the trigger; and an electromagnet engaging surface positioned proximate to the trigger, wherein the electromagnet is configured to pause the trigger between the initial unfired position and the final fired position.