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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2008
Jeffrey R. Unger, Longmont, CO (US);
Robert M. Sharp, Boulder, CO (US);
David W. Hixson, Longmont, CO (US);
Chelsea Shields, Portland, OR (US);
Darion Peterson, Boulder, CO (US);
Jeremy James, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
David M. Garrison, Longmont, CO (US);
Michael R. Warzecha, Longmont, CO (US);
Edward M. Chojin, Boulder, CO (US);
Duane E. Kerr, Berthoud, CO (US);
Jeffrey R. Unger, Longmont, CO (US);
Robert M. Sharp, Boulder, CO (US);
David W. Hixson, Longmont, CO (US);
Chelsea Shields, Portland, OR (US);
Darion Peterson, Boulder, CO (US);
Jeremy James, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
David M. Garrison, Longmont, CO (US);
Michael R. Warzecha, Longmont, CO (US);
Edward M. Chojin, Boulder, CO (US);
Duane E. Kerr, Berthoud, CO (US);
TYCO Healthcare Group LP, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing an end effector assembly for sealing tissue includes the initial step of providing a pair of first and second jaw members each including an inwardly facing electrically conductive sealing surface. The method also includes the steps of: coating the inwardly facing electrically conductive sealing surface of one or both jaw members with an insulative material, the coating having a thickness within the range of about 0.001 inches to about 0.010 inches; allowing the insulative material to cure onto the inwardly facing electrically conductive sealing surface; removing a portion of the insulative material from the inwardly facing electrically conductive sealing surface to form a series of stop members arranged thereacross; and assembling the pair of first and second jaw members about a pivot such that the two inwardly facing electrically conductive sealing surfaces are substantially opposed to each other in pivotal relation relative to one another.