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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Ronald J. Podhajsky, Boulder, CO (US);
William S. Darrow, Longmont, CO (US);
Kristel L. Ambrosius, Golden, CO (US);
Inventors:
Ronald J. Podhajsky, Boulder, CO (US);
William S. Darrow, Longmont, CO (US);
Kristel L. Ambrosius, Golden, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of manufacturing an end effector for a surgical instrument includes providing a substrate wherein at least an outer periphery of the substrate is formed from an electrically-insulative material. The method further includes forming at least one ridge on the outer periphery of the substrate and depositing an electrically-conductive material onto the at least one ridge to form at least one electrode.