Patent ID: 6953461

Claim:
A tissue grasping device comprising: a tip portion including a first jaw and a second jaw, at least one of the jaws being movable toward the other jaw; the first jaw including a first jaw tissue grasping surface and the second jaw including a second jaw tissue grasping surface, the tissue grasping surface of each jaw comprising an electrically insulative surface; a bipolar electrode configuration comprising first and second electrodes configured to be connected to a radio frequency generator to generate an electrical current therebetween, the first electrode having a first electrode surface and the second electrode having a second electrode surface; at least one fluid passage configured to be connected to a fluid source; at least one fluid outlet in fluid communication with the fluid passage, the at least one fluid outlet to expel a fluid from the fluid source; the first electrode located on a left-side portion of either the first jaw or the second jaw, the first electrode surface separated from the tissue grasping surface of the jaw on which the first electrode is located by a left-side gap for fluid; and the second electrode located on a right-side portion of either the first jaw or the second jaw, the second electrode surface separated from the tissue grasping surface of the jaw on which the second electrode is located by a right-side gap for fluid.