Electrosurgical forceps instrument

An electrosurgical forceps comprising:

• a coaxial cable for conveying microwave energy;
• a pair of jaws mountable at a distal end of the coaxial cable, the pair of jaws being movable relative to each other to open and close a gap between opposing inner surfaces thereof,
• wherein the pair of jaws comprises a first jaw having:
• an outer jaw element operably engagable with an actuating element for causing relative movement between the pair of jaws,
• an inner jaw element attached to the outer jaw element to form the inner surface of the first jaw, the inner jaw element comprising an applicator pad having a first electrode and an second electrode formed thereon, and
• an energy transfer element for conveying microwave energy from the coaxial cable to the first electrode and second electrode, and
• wherein the energy transfer element comprise a flexible dielectric substrate having a pair of conductive tracks formed thereon.