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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2011
Arlan J. Reschke, Longmont, CO (US);
Jeffrey M. Roy, Boulder, CO (US);
Arlan J. Reschke, Longmont, CO (US);
Jeffrey M. Roy, Boulder, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members and a knife body. The first and second jaw members have a curved configuration and are disposed in opposed relation to each other. One or both of the jaw members include a ledge, a first knife channel and a second knife channel. The ledge is disposed along the length of one of the jaw members. The first knife channel is defined along the length of a portion of the ledge. The second knife channel is defined along the length of a portion of the jaw member, and below a bottom portion of the ledge such that the ledge covers a portion of the second knife channel. The knife body includes a knife blade at a distal end thereof and a recessed portion proximal to the knife blade.