#$%^&*AU2014203365A120140710.pdf#####DYNAMIC AND STATIC BIPOLAR ELECTRICAL SEALING AND CUTTING DEVICE ABSTRACT A method of treating tissue, comprising: providing an end effector assembly (105) including: first and second jaw members (110, 120) coupled to one another a static electrical cutting portion (127) disposed on at least one of thejaw members (110, 120), the static electrical cutting portion (127) including at least one first electrically conductive cutting element (128) and at least one first insulating element (129) cooperating to define a first configuration and a dynamic electrical cutting portion (137) disposed on at least one of the jaw members (110, 120), the dynamic electrical cutting portion (137) including at least one second electrically conductive cutting element (138) and at least one second insulating element (139) cooperating to define a second configuration different from the first configuration grasping tissue between the first and second jaw members (110, 120) energizing the at least one first electrically conductive cutting element (128) to electrically cut tissue statically grasped between the first and second jaw members (110, 120) releasing the grasped tissue energizing the at least one second electrically conductive element (138) and moving the end effector assembly (105) relative to tissue such that the at least one second electrically conductive element (138) is maintained in contact with and moved relative to tissue to electrically transect tissue.
