Surgical instrument with jaw member

A surgical instrument for supplying energy to tissue, comprising:

• a handle;
• a trigger;
• an electrical input;
• a shaft extending from the handle, wherein the shaft comprises a conductor, and wherein the trigger is selectively actuatable to electrically couple the electrical input and the conductor;
• and
• an end effector defining a longitudinal axis, comprising:
• a first jaw member comprising a cammed compression surface along the longitudinal axis;
• a second jaw member, wherein at least one of the first jaw member and the second jaw member is movable relative to the other of the first jaw member and the second jaw member between an open and a closed position to clamp tissue intermediate the first jaw member and the second jaw member in the closed position;
• the first and second jaw members defining a channel;
• a cutting member including a distal end, wherein the cutting member is sized and configured to fit at least partially within the channel, the cutting member configured to translate along the channel between a retracted position and a fully advanced position, the cutting member defining a transection plane;
• and
• an electrode, the electrode comprising a tapered tissue contacting surface.

A surgical instrument for supplying energy to tissue, comprising:

• a handle, comprising:
• a trigger;
• an overload member operatively coupled to the trigger;
• and
• an electrical input;
• a shaft extending from the handle, wherein the shaft comprises a conductor, and wherein the trigger is selectively actuatable to electrically couple the electrical input and the conductor;
• and
• an end effector defining a longitudinal axis, comprising:
• a first jaw member;
• a second jaw member, wherein at least one of the first jaw member and the second jaw member is movable relative to the other of the first jaw member and the second jaw member to clamp tissue intermediate the first jaw member and the second jaw member;
• and
• an electrode electrically coupled with the conductor.

A surgical instrument for supplying energy to tissue, comprising:

• a handle;
• a trigger;
• an electrical input;
• a shaft extending from the handle, wherein the shaft comprises a conductor, and wherein the trigger is selectively actuatable to electrically couple the electrical input and the conductor;
• and
• an end effector defining a longitudinal axis, comprising:
• a first jaw member comprising a cammed compression surface along the longitudinal axis;
• a second jaw member, wherein at least one of the first jaw member and the second jaw member is movable relative to the other of the first jaw member and the second jaw member between an open and a closed position to clamp tissue intermediate the first jaw member and the second jaw member in the closed position;
• the first and second jaw members defining a channel;
• a cutting member including a distal end, wherein the cutting member is sized and configured to fit at least partially within the channel, the cutting member configured to translate along the channel between a retracted position and a fully advanced position;
• and
• the cutting member comprising a first compression element and a second compression element separated by a distance, the first compression element engagable to the first jaw member and the second compression element engagable to the second jaw member, wherein the first compression element is movable relative to the cutting member.