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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2022
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Monte S. Fry, Longmont, CO (US);
Curtis M. Siebenaller, Frederick, CO (US);
Michael C. Cullen, Chatham, NJ (US);
William P. Verwys, East Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Anthony J. Sanzari, Wood-Ridge, NJ (US);
Eric B. Carmichael, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An end effector assembly of a surgical instrument includes opposing first and second jaw members. A first sealing plate is positioned on the first jaw member. The first sealing plate defines a first surface facing the second jaw member. A second sealing plate is positioned on the second jaw member. The second sealing plate defines a second surface facing the first jaw member. A mesa is formed in the first sealing plate. The mesa protrudes from the first surface toward the second surface in the second position of the first and second jaw members. A material is disposed on the mesa. The mesa and the material define a stop member. The stop member maintains a gap distance between the first and second surfaces when the first and second jaw members are in the second position.