Patent ID: 8267936

Claim:
An electrosurgical forceps, comprising: a shaft having a pair of jaw members at a distal end thereof, the jaw members being movable about a pivot from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members are closer to one another for grasping tissue; a movable handle that actuates a drive assembly to move the jaw members relative to one another; at least one of the jaw members including a jaw overmold, at least one of the jaw members being adapted to connect to a source of electrical energy such that the at least one jaw members is capable of conducting energy to tissue held therebetween; a flexible insulating boot disposed on at least a portion of an exterior surface of at least one of the jaw members and about the pivot proximal of the jaw overmold; and an adhesive operably disposed between a proximal end of the jaw overmold and a distal end of the flexible insulating boot for securing the flexible insulating boot to the jaw overmold.