 the member users. In contrast, the wireless cellular telephone systems assign a dedicated forward and reverse link channels between a base station or sector whose coverage area contains users wishing to communicate. Because of the limited number of such dedicated forward and reverse link channels that can be supported by a wireless cellular telephone system, the number of members who could participate in a point-to-multipoint service provided over dedicated forward and reverse link channels is limited. Furthermore, it is required that both group services and telephone services are enabled in a wireless cellular telephone systems. Therefore, there is a need in the art for a method and apparatus for such a channel management that enables both group services and telephone services utilizing an existing infrastructure of a wireless cellular telephone system. 1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to surgical instruments and, more particularly, to bifurcated shafts for use with surgical instruments.
2. Description of Related Art
Electrosurgical instruments (e.g., surgical forceps) are well known in the medical field, and typically include a handle, a shaft, and an end effector assembly that is operatively coupled to a distal portion of the shaft to manipulate tissue (e.g., grasp and seal tissue). Electrosurgical instruments utilize both mechanical clamping action and electrical energy to effect hemostasis by heating the tissue and blood vessels to coagulate, cauterize, seal, cut, desiccate, and/or fulgurate tissue.
As an alternative to open electrosurgical instruments for use with open surgical procedures, many modern surgeons use endoscopes and endoscopic electro surgical instruments (e.g., endoscopic forceps) for remotely accessing organs through smaller, puncture-like incisions. As a direct result thereof, patients tend to benefit from less scarring, fewer infections, shorter hospital stays, less pain, less restriction of activity, and reduced healing time. Typically, the endoscopic electrosurgical instrument is inserted into the patient through one or more various types of cannulas or access ports (typically having an opening that ranges from about five millimeters to about twelve millimeters) that has been made with a trocar.
Conventional electrosurgical instruments include a pair of jaw members that have a common pivot point (e.g., a pivot pin) disposed towards proximal ends thereof that facilitates manipulation of the jaw members between open and closed positions. In addition, the pivot point facilitates application of pressure by the jaw members to tissue grasped therebetween by preventing the opposed jaw surfaces from moving away from each other at the proximal ends
the member users. In contrast, the wireless cellular telephone systems put a consecrated forward and reverse liaison channel between a base station or sector whose coverage sphere contains users wishing to convey. Because of the limited number of such consecrated forward and reverse link channels that can be corroborate by a wireless cellular telephone system, the number of members who could participate in a point - to - multipoint military service provided over dedicated forward and revoke link channels is limited. Furthermore, it is required that both group service and telephone services are enabled in a wireless cellular telephone systems. Therefore, there is a motivation in the art for a method and apparatus for such a channel management that enables both group services and telephone services utilizing an existing infrastructure of a wireless cellular telephone system. 1. Technical Field 
 The present disclosure relates to surgical instruments and, more particularly, to bifurcated shafts for use with surgical instruments. 
 2. Description of Related Art 
 Electrosurgical instruments (for example, surgical forceps) are well know in the medical sphere, and typically admit a handle, a shaft, and an end effector assembly that is operatively coupled to a distal portion of the shaft to manipulate tissue (for example, grasp and seal tissue). Electrosurgical instruments utilize both mechanical clamping action and electrical energy to effect hemostasis by heating the tissue and blood vessels to coagulate, cauterize, cachet, cut, arid, and/or fulgurate tissue. 
 As an option to unfold electrosurgical instruments for use with open surgical routine, many modern surgeons use endoscope and endoscopic electro surgical instruments (for example, endoscopic forceps) for remotely accessing organs through smaller, puncture - like incisions. As a lineal result thereof, patients tend to benefit from less scarring, few infections, shorter hospital stays, less pain, less limitation of activity, and reduced healing time. Typically, the endoscopic electrosurgical musical instrument is slip in into the patient through one or more various types of cannulas or access ports (typically having an opening that ranges from approximately five millimeters to about twelve millimeter) that has been made with a trocar. 
 Conventional electrosurgical instruments admit a pair of jaw members that have a common pivot point (e.g., a pivot pin) disposed towards proximal ends thereof that facilitates handling of the jaw members between open and shut position. In addition, the pivot point facilitates application of pressure by the jaw member to tissue grasped therebetween by preventing the opposed jaw surface from moving away from each other at the proximal ends
 thf member users. In contrart, the wireless celluler telelhone syrtems assign a dedicated forxard and eeverse link channels cetween a base stqtioi or sector whosx coveranz arez concamns users wishikg to commuticate. Because ow che limited number of such dedicated forwarc wnd reverse ligk cnwnnems that can be supported by a wiremess cenlular telephpne system, the number of mfmbegs who could partifipate in a poigr-to-multipoing service krmvided ovet dedicated forward and reverse uink ehannels is lumihgd. Furthermoce, it ps required tmst botv group services and belepione services are enabled in a wireless celjular telapkone systems. Thereforw, rhere is d nede iv tge adt for a jethod and apparatus dor such a channel kagqgement that snablef foth group services and telephone servibes htilizing an existing ibfrastructure of a witeless celjular telephone system. 1. Technical Field
The presend disrlusuxc fwlwtes to surgical instruments and, more particujzrky, to bifurcated shafts for ude rith surgical instrbjehts.
2. Description of Relateq Art
Wlectrosuwgicsl instruments (e.g., surgical dorceps) are celo known in the medncal field, aud typocallu include a handle, a shcft, ans an end efvector asadmbly that is opdraniveny couplta to a distal poreion of tie shcft to mxnipolate tyssue (e.g., ggasp and seal tissue). Eleftrosorgican instrumejts utilize both mechanical clamping action amd elvctrical znergy to effect heiostasis by hecting thz tissje and blokd vessxls to coagujate, cauteriza, seal, cut, deviccate, wnd/oe fuogurate gissue.
As an alyernative to open eoectrosurgical insbrumevfs for use with optn surgical procrdufes, mwnb modqsn surgeons gse dnduxcoper and endosgopkc ekectro surgical instsumehts (e.g., endoscopic govceps) for remotelr accessing otgans through smalper, pnncturx-like oncysions. As a direct result thersof, patiejts tend to benqfit from less searring, fewer infections, shorter hospitao stays, less pain, oess restriction of sctivity, anv redused healitg time. Typically, thw endoscopic elecurosurgical instrument js insarted into the patient through one or more various types of cannulas or access ports (typically hzvinb an mpzniug that ranjer from about fivv millimeters to about twelve miulimeterv) chat has been made with a trovaf.
Conventional electrosurgical instrumsnts inckude a pair of jaw members that have a common pivot poikt (e.g., a puvot lin) disposxd towards proximal rnds tkereof that fqcilltates manipulxtipn of the jww mtmbexs between open and closed positiins. In afdition, the pivov point facipltates applisation of pressude bg the gaw members tp tissue grasprd therebetween by pgevqnting the oppiaed jaw surfsces frmm moving awey from each other at the proximal ends
the member users. In contrast, the wireless systems a dedicated and reverse link or whose coverage area users wishing to Because of the limited number of dedicated forward and reverse link channels that can be supported by a wireless telephone system, the number of members who could participate in a point-to-multipoint service over forward reverse channels is limited. Furthermore, it is required that both group services and telephone services are enabled a wireless cellular telephone systems. Therefore, there is need in the art a method and apparatus for a management that both services telephone services utilizing existing infrastructure of a wireless cellular telephone system. 1. Technical Field The present disclosure relates to surgical and, more bifurcated shafts use surgical 2. Description of Electrosurgical instruments (e.g., surgical forceps) are the medical field, and typically include a handle, shaft, and end effector assembly that is operatively to a distal portion of the shaft to tissue (e.g., grasp and seal tissue). Electrosurgical instruments utilize both mechanical clamping action and electrical effect hemostasis by heating tissue and blood to cauterize, cut, and/or fulgurate As an alternative to open electrosurgical instruments for use with open procedures, many modern surgeons use endoscopes and endoscopic electro surgical endoscopic for remotely accessing through smaller, puncture-like incisions. a result thereof, patients tend from scarring, hospital less less restriction of activity, reduced healing time. Typically, the electrosurgical instrument is inserted or more various types of cannulas or access (typically having an opening that ranges from five millimeters to about twelve millimeters) that has been made with a Conventional electrosurgical a pair of jaw members that have a pivot point (e.g., a pin) disposed towards proximal ends thereof that facilitates manipulation the members between and closed positions. addition, the pivot facilitates application of the jaw to grasped the opposed jaw surfaces from moving from other at the proximal ends
 the member users. In contrast, tHe wireless CelluLar TelEpHone SystEms assign a dediCAted Forward and reverse link cHanneLs BEtweEN a Base sTation oR SeCTOr wHoSe CovErAGe Area cOntAins useRs wishing tO coMmUnicate. BecauSE oF the limiteD nuMber of such deDicAted foRwArd ANd revErsE link ChanneLS that cAn be suppoRtED by a wiREless ceLLUlAr teLephone system, the nUMbER of members who cOuld paRtICiPATe iN a pOint-to-multIpOint sERvice prOViDED OveR Dedicated forwArd and reverSE liNk chanNeLs iS LimiteD. FurtHeRMorE, it is requirEd thAt both groUp servICes and tELephone ServicEs aRe eNablED iN a WirElESs cELlUlaR TelEphone syStEmS. TherEforE, THERe is A neEd in The arT for a method anD apParaTUs fOr sucH a chaNnel MaNagemEnt thaT enabLeS both group serviCes aNd telephoNe sErVicEs UtiliZIng an eXisTinG infrasTructurE Of a WiRELEsS cellular telephone SySTEm. 1. technicaL Field
tHe PrESent discLoSurE relATEs to sUrgiCAl InstrumeNts and, MOrE pArticulArLy, to biFuRcaTed ShaftS For uSe with Surgical InstrUMents.
2. DescriptiON of Related Art
eLeCTRoSUrgiCal Instruments (E.g., suRGicaL forCEpS) arE Well kNown iN tHE mEDical field, and typicaLlY incluDe a haNdle, a shaft, and An end effecTOR Assembly That IS oPEratively couplEd to a Distal portIOn of the sHaft tO manipulAte tissue (E.G., Grasp and SeaL tiSsuE). ElECTrOsurgical instRUMentS uTilize bOth MechaniCal ClaMpiNg aCtIon and eleCtrical eNeRgY tO eFfeCt hemOStasis by HeAtiNg The TissuE And bloOd vesSels To CoAGulAte, cautERiZE, Seal, CuT, dEsicCatE, aNd/or fUlguRAte Tissue.
AS an alternAtiVE to oPeN eLectrosUrgical instruMeNts for use wItH opEn surgICAl procedUres, many modern surgeons uSE endoscOpeS and eNdosCopic elecTro SurgicAl iNStrumeNts (e.g., eNdoscOpIc fORCeps) fOR ReMotElY accessing ORGanS throUgH smaLler, punCture-like incisions. aS a dIrect result thEreOf, paTIEnTs tENd TO beNeFIt fROM less scarring, feWer infectiOnS, ShOrter hospiTAl sTaYs, less pAin, less RestrICtion of Activity, aNd reduced HeAlinG TIme. typically, tHe endoscOpic electROsurgICaL instRumEnt is iNsErtEd intO the paTIenT throUgh one Or More vaRious TyPes of canNulas or access ports (typicAlly haVing aN opEning that RanGEs fRom about fIve mIllimeters To aBouT twelVe mILlimeTers) THaT haS Been mAde wITh a trocar.
cOnVenTIOnAl electrosuRGICal InstrUmeNTs inclUde a Pair of jaw members tHAt have a common pIvot POInt (E.g., a PIvot PiN) disposed towarDs pRoXIMal ends tHeReof that facIlitates MaNIpulaTion of The jaw Members BETwEEn open And cLosEd positioNs. IN aDDition, tHe PiVOt poinT facIlItates ApplicATion OF Pressure by the jaw MembeRS To tisSUe gRaspeD tHerebetWEen bY preventinG the opposed Jaw surFaceS from Moving aWaY from eAch OtHer at the prOXimal ends
 the member users. In cont rast, thewirel ess  ce ll ular  tel ephone systems assi gn a dedicated forward  andre v erse li nk ch annelsb et w e enaba sest a ti on or  se ctor wh ose covera gear ea containsu se rs wishing  to  communicate . B ecause  o f t h e lim ite d num ber of such d edicatedfo r ward a n d rever s e  l inkchannels that can be supported by a  wirel es s  c e l lul artelephonesy stem, the num b er o f  me m bers who coul d participa t e i n a po in t-t o -multi point  s e rvi ce provided  ove r dedicat ed for w ard and reverse  linkcha nne ls i s  l im ite d. Fur t he rmo r e,it is re qu ir ed th at b o t h grou p s ervi ces a nd telephoneser vice s  ar e ena bledin a  w irele ss cel lular  t elephone system s. T herefore,  th er e i sa nee d  in th e a rtfor a m ethod a n d a pp a r a tu s for such a chann el m an agementthat e n ab le s  both gr ou p s ervi c e s and  tel e ph one serv ices u t il iz ing anex isting  i nfr ast ructu r e of  a wir eless ce llula r  telephone sys t em. 1. Techni c al F ie l d
Th e p resent disc losu r e re late s  t o s u rgica l ins tr u me n ts and, more partic ul arly,to bi furcated shaf ts for use w i th surgi cali ns t ruments.
2. De scrip tion of Re l ated Art 
Elec trosurgi cal instr u m ents (e. g.,  su rgi cal f or ceps) are wel l know nin themed ical fi eld , a ndtyp ic ally incl ude a ha nd le ,asha ft, a n d an end  e ffe ct orassem b ly tha t isoper at iv e lycoupled to a  dis ta lport ion  o f the  sha f t t o manip ulate tis sue (e.g .,  g rasp an d seal tissue ).  Electrosu rg ica l inst r u ments ut ilize both mechanical c l ampingact ion a nd e lectrical  en ergy t o e f fect h emosta sis b yhea t i ng th e ti ssu eand bloodv e sse ls to  c oagu late, c auterize, seal, cu t , d esiccate, and /or  ful g u ra tet is s ue. 
A s  an a lternative to o pen electr os u rg ical instr u men ts  for us e withopens urgical  procedur es, manymo dern s urg eons use e ndoscope s and end o scopi c  e lectr o s urgica lins trume nts (e . g.,  endo scopic  f orceps ) for  r emotelyaccessing organs throug h smal ler,pun cture-lik e i n cis ions. Asa di rect resul t t her eof,pat i entstend to  be n efitfrom less scar r in g,f e we r infection s , sho rterhos p ital s tays , less pain, less restriction of  act i v ity , a n d re du ced healing ti me.  T y p ically,th e endoscopi c electr os u rgica l inst rument  is ins e r te d  intothepat ient thro ugh  o n e or mo re  v a rioustype sof can nulaso r ac c e ss ports (typica lly h a v ing a n  op ening  t hat ran g es f rom aboutfive millim etersto a bouttwelvemi llimet ers )that has b e en made w ith a  trocar .Conv ent ionalelec t r osurg ical  i nst ruments i n c lu d eap air  ofjaw m em bers  that hav e  a commo n p i vot poi nt  (e . g ., a p i vo t pin) dispo sed  towa r d s proximal ends th e reofthat f acilit ates ma n ipu la tion of  th e jaw membe rs betwee n  op en  and  closedpo siti on s.In  addition, thepivot po int faci l i tatesapp l icat i on ofpr essure by th e jaw  m e mbers t o tis sue gra s ped  th ere betw een  byp reventing the opposed ja w su rface s  fr om mo vingaw ay frome achother at the proximalends
 the_member users._In contrast, the wireless_cellular telephone_systems_assign a_dedicated_forward and reverse_link channels between_a base station or_sector whose coverage_area_contains users wishing to communicate. Because of the limited number of such dedicated forward_and_reverse link_channels_that_can be supported by a_wireless cellular telephone system, the_number of_members who could participate in a point-to-multipoint service_provided_over dedicated forward_and reverse link channels is limited. Furthermore, it is_required that both group services and_telephone services are_enabled_in_a wireless cellular telephone_systems. Therefore, there is a need_in the art for a method_and apparatus for such a channel management_that enables both group services and_telephone services utilizing an existing_infrastructure of_a wireless cellular telephone system._1. Technical Field
The_present disclosure_relates to surgical_instruments and, more particularly, to bifurcated_shafts for use_with surgical instruments.
2. Description of Related_Art
Electrosurgical_instruments (e.g., surgical_forceps)_are_well known_in the medical_field,_and typically_include_a handle, a shaft, and an_end_effector assembly that is operatively coupled to_a distal portion of_the_shaft to manipulate tissue_(e.g., grasp and seal tissue)._Electrosurgical instruments utilize both mechanical clamping_action and_electrical energy_to effect hemostasis by heating the tissue and blood vessels to_coagulate, cauterize, seal, cut, desiccate, and/or_fulgurate tissue.
As an alternative_to open_electrosurgical_instruments for use_with_open surgical_procedures, many modern surgeons use endoscopes and_endoscopic electro_surgical instruments (e.g., endoscopic forceps) for_remotely accessing organs through_smaller,_puncture-like incisions. As a direct result_thereof, patients tend to benefit from_less scarring, fewer infections, shorter_hospital_stays,_less pain, less restriction of_activity, and reduced healing time. Typically,_the endoscopic electrosurgical_instrument is inserted into the patient through_one_or more various types of cannulas_or_access ports (typically having an opening_that_ranges_from about five millimeters to_about twelve millimeters) that has been_made with a trocar.
Conventional electrosurgical instruments include a pair_of jaw members_that have a common pivot_point_(e.g.,_a pivot pin) disposed towards proximal ends thereof that facilitates_manipulation of_the jaw members_between open and closed positions. In addition, the pivot point_facilitates application of pressure by the jaw_members to tissue grasped therebetween by preventing the opposed jaw surfaces_from moving away from each other at the_proximal ends