Gregory A. Trees,Megan A. Broderick,Paul T. Franer,Robert J. Sanzone,Frederick E. Shelton, IV,Mark A. Davison,David C. Yates
申请号：
US15142598
公开号：
US20170312018A1
申请日:
2016.04.29
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
An end effector has a first jaw member that includes a first electrode, and second jaw member that includes a second electrode, an electrically conductive member located at the distal end of either the first jaw member or the second jaw member, and an electrically insulative member located either on the first jaw member or the second jaw member. The electrically conductive member is configured to define a distance between the first and second electrodes along the length of the first and second electrodes, the electrically conductive member having a first stiffness. The electrically insulative member is located either on the first jaw member or the second jaw member and is sized and configured to engage tissue. The electrically conductive member has a first stiffness and the electrically insulative member has a second stiffness. The first stiffness is greater than the first stiffness.
