Monopolar and bipolar functionality

A surgical device, comprising:

• a housing;
• an elongate shaft extending from the housing and defining a first longitudinal axis;
• an end effector extending distally from the elongate shaft, the end effector having first and second jaws, at least one of which is movable between a spaced position for receiving tissue and a clamped position for engaging tissue, the first and second jaws being configured to conduct energy through tissue grasped therebetween;
• and
• a conductive rod extending through the elongate shaft and through the first jaw, the conductive rod being axially translatable along the first longitudinal axis between a proximal-most position in which the conductive rod contacts an electrode on the first jaw to form a tissue-contacting surface and an electrical pathway of the first jaw to create a closed bipolar energy circuit allowing the first and second jaws to conduct energy through tissue grasped therebetween, and a distal-most position in which the conductive rod is electrically isolated from the electrode on the first jaw and extends distally from the end effector to allow energy to be conducted through the conductive rod to tissue adjacent thereto.