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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2018
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Bartlett, TN (US);
Lewis Jones, Cardiff, GB;
GYRUS ACMI, INC., Bartlett, TN (US);
Abstract
An electrosurgical instrument includes a handle including an actuating mechanism movable between a first position and a second position, and a pair of opposing first and second jaw members. A first sealing electrode is located on an inner surface of the first jaw member, and a second sealing electrode is located on an inner surface of the second jaw member. A plurality of stop members are longitudinally disposed on one or both of the inner surfaces of the jaw members, and at least two of the plurality of stop members are of different heights such that the first and second jaw members flex when moved to their closed position such that the distance between the first and second sealing electrodes is non-uniform.