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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Monte S. Fry, Longmont, CO (US);
Grant T. Sims, Boulder, CO (US);
Robert F. Mccullough, Jr., Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); B29C 69/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2911 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/126 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01); B29C 69/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a two-part sealing plate of a jaw member of an end effector assembly includes: fabricating a series of grooves through an upper plate of a two-part sealing plate of a jaw member; securing a lower plate to a non-tissue engaging side of the upper plate such that an upper surface of the lower plate defines a corresponding bottom surface of at least one of the series of grooves; and securing the seal plate to a support base of the jaw member.