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1. An open electrosurgical forceps for treating tissue, comprising:
a pair of first and second shaft members, each of the first and second shaft members having a handle at a proximal end thereof and a jaw member at a distal end thereof, the handles of the first and second shaft members movable relative to one another to pivot the first and second shaft members in relation to one another, the jaw members movable from a first position in spaced relation relative to one another to at least one subsequent position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween, each of the jaw members including an electrically conductive sealing plate for communicating electrosurgical energy through tissue held therebetween; and a cutting mechanism selectively and removably coupled to at least one of the first and second shaft members, the cutting mechanism including a cutting trigger configured for selectively advancing a knife blade extending therefrom through a knife channel defined in at least one of the jaw members from a first position wherein the knife blade is disposed proximal to tissue held between the jaw members to at least one subsequent position wherein the knife blade is disposed distal to tissue held between the jaw members. |
