Electrosurgical instrument with minimally invasive jaws

摘要

A surgical instrument useful in harvesting blood vessels such as veins and arteries and for manipulating and grasping tissue. The instrument has a pair of jaws and a closing tube to open and close the jaws. One of the jaws is preferably movable between the open and closed positions and has an insert for providing lateral strength and stiffness while providing the flexibility necessary to open and close the jaws.