An electrosurgical device (100) for cutting and sealing tissue, the electrosurgical device (100) comprising: an upper jaw (120), located at a distal end of the electrosurgical device (100) and opposite a lower jaw (132), being connected the lower jaw (132) pivotally to the upper jaw (120) by a pivot connection (140), in which the pivot connection (140) comprises a passage (145), which contains a portion of the upper jaw (120), the upper jaw (120) being able to move axially through the passage (145) to pivot the upper jaw (120) with respect to the lower jaw (132), between a relatively open condition and a relatively closed condition, being able to the upper jaw (120) and the lower jaw (132) are operated in the relatively closed condition to supply RF energy to the tissue, in which the electrosurgical device (100) purchased thus, in addition, a drive cable (169), looped through a passage located in one of the upper and lower jaws (120, 132), in which the drive cable (169) comprises a first section (176) of the drive cable and a second section (178) of the drive cable, characterized in that the first section (176) of the drive cable intersects with the second section (178) of the drive cable, so that the first and second sections (176, 178) of the drive cable exert equal forces on said one of the upper and lower jaws (120, 132), through which the drive cable (169) is looped.Un dispositivo electroquirúrgico (100) para cortar y sellar tejido, comprendiendo el dispositivo electroquirúrgico (100): una mandíbula superior (120), situada en un extremo distal del dispositivo electroquirúrgico (100) y opuesta a una mandíbula inferior (132), estando conectada la mandíbula inferior (132) de manera pivotante a la mandíbula superior (120) mediante una conexión (140) de pivote, en el que la conexión (140) de pivote comprende un paso (145), que contiene una porción de la mandíbula superior (120), pudiendo desplazarse la mandíbula superior (120) axialmente a través del paso (145) para
