Surgical instruments incorporating ultrasonic and electrosurgical functionality

A surgical instrument, comprising:

• an end effector assembly, including:
• a first jaw member bifurcated into a first jaw component defining a first electrically-conductive tissue-contacting surface and a second jaw component defining a second electrically-conductive tissue-contacting surface, the first electrically-conductive tissue-contacting surface and the second electrically-conductive tissue-contacting surface adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy, wherein the first jaw member further includes a coupling interconnecting the first jaw component and the second jaw component;
• and
• a second jaw member including an ultrasonic blade body adapted to receive ultrasonic energy from an ultrasonic waveguide and adapted to connect to the source of electrosurgical energy,
• wherein the first jaw component and the second jaw component of the first jaw member are movable relative to the second jaw member between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position to grasp tissue therebetween,
• wherein the second jaw member defines first and second angled tissue-contacting surfaces and a central tissue-contacting surface, the central tissue-contacting surface defining a substantially flat surface extending between the first and second angled tissue-contacting surfaces, and
• wherein the coupling enables the first jaw component and the second jaw component to move in conjunction with one another between the spaced-apart position and the approximated position whereby the first jaw component moves in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first angled tissue-contacting surface and the second jaw component moves in a direction substantially perpendicular to the second angled tissue-contacting surface.