BIPOLAR FORCEPS HAVING MONOPOLAR EXTENSION

摘要

An endoscopic forceps, comprising:
a housing having a shaft affixed thereto, the shaft including first and second jaw members attached to a distal end thereof;
an actuator operable to move at least one jaw member relative to the other jaw member from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween;
each jaw member adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the jaw members are selectively capable of conducting bipolar energy through tissue held therebetween; a knife selectively moveable within a knife channel defined within at least one of the first and second jaw members to cut tissue disposed between the first and second jaw members; and
a monopolar element housed within at least the first jaw member and adapted to mechanically engage the knife in a removable fashion, the monopolar element selectively movable from a first position within the first jaw member to a second position distal to the first jaw member, the monopolar element adapted to connect to the source of electrosurgical energy and selectively activatable independent of the jaw members.