Apparatus, system, and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure

A bipolar forceps, comprising:

• a housing having a shaft that extends therefrom that defines a longitudinal axis therethrough, the shaft including an electrically conductive distal end, the housing including a drive assembly disposed therein, the drive assembly being operable to reciprocate an actuation tube within the shaft, at least a portion of the actuation tube being electrically conductive;
• and
• an end effector assembly operatively connected to the shaft and having a pair of first and second jaw members biased in an open configuration, each of the first and second jaw members being pivotable about a living hinge, wherein distal reciprocation of the actuation tube causes each of the jaw members towards one another about the living hinge,
• wherein one of the jaw members is in electrical communication with the distal end of the shaft and the other jaw member is in selective electrical communication with a distal end of the actuation tube such that when the jaw members are in a closed configuration a closed loop electrical circuit is formed.