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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2022
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Dylan R. Kingsley, Broomfield, CO (US);
Christopher T. Tschudy, Arvada, CO (US);
Jason G. Weihe, Longmont, CO (US);
Zachary S. Heiliger, Nederland, CO (US);
William R. Whitney, Boulder, CO (US);
Curtis M. Siebenaller, Frederick, CO (US);
Haralambos P. Apostolopoulos, Westminster, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A jaw member of a surgical instrument includes a structural frame, an insulative spacer supported on the structural frame, an electrically conductive tissue contacting plate supported on the insulative spacer, and a lead wire. The spacer defines a pocket at an upper portion thereof and includes a channel extending from the pocket, through the spacer, to a bottom portion of the spacer. The channel defines a substantially U-shaped configuration having first and second radiused corners at the bottom portion of the spacer. The lead wire is attached to an underside of the plate at an attachment point within the pocket and extends distally from the attachment point into the channel, through the channel, over the first and second radiused corners, and proximally from the jaw member. The lead wire is adapted to connect to a source of energy to energize the plate for treating tissue.