Bilateral foot jaws

A surgical instrument comprising:

• a drive rod assembly including an elongated hollow shaft portion having a proximal end and a distal end and a central shaft slidably disposed in and axially aligned with the hollow shaft portion;
• a handle assembly coupled to the hollow shaft portion and the central shaft of the drive rod assembly, the handle assembly configured to actuate the drive rod assembly;
• a pair of opposing jaw members each operatively associated with the distal end of the hollow shaft portion, the jaw members being movable relative to one another between a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another and a second position wherein the jaw members are approximated towards one another, wherein each jaw member includes a cam arm extending from a proximal end thereof, the cam arms being configured and dimensioned to pivot the jaw members between open and closed positions when the elongated hollow shaft portion is axially displaced relative to the central shaft;
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• a source of electrical energy connected to each jaw member for conducting energy therebetween.