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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
John J. Kappus, Denver, CO (US);
David N. Heard, Boulder, CO (US);
William Scott Darrow, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 2017/0088 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00303 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00607 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a jaw member of an end effector includes providing a metal support base; engaging a plurality of ceramic stops to the metal support base; and coupling an insulative plate and a sealing plate to the metal support base by aligning the plurality of ceramic stops through a plurality of openings defined in the insulative plate and a plurality of openings defined in the sealing plate.