Patent ID: 8636733

Claim:
An electrosurgical apparatus, comprising: a housing; an electrode extending from the housing; a circuit supported in the housing and configured to control at least one of an intensity and a mode of electro surgical energy being delivered to the electrode; and a controller slidably supported on the housing configured to exert a force on each of the housing and the circuit, wherein the controller provides a tactile feedback to a user of the electrosurgical apparatus as the controller is moved relative to the housing, the controller including a biasing feature pivotally supported thereon and configured to exert the force on each of the housing and circuit at a location distal relative to where the biasing feature is pivotally supported on the controller; wherein the biasing feature is a link assembly pivotally supported on a body portion of the controller, the link assembly including a first leg engaging a tactile feature formed in the housing, a second leg engaging the circuit and a biasing member interposed between the first and second leg such that the first leg extends above the body portion and the second leg extends below the body portion.