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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2013
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Jeffrey R. Townsend, Loveland, CO (US);
Grant T. Sims, Littleton, CO (US);
Chase Collings, Hayden, ID (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A forceps includes an end effector assembly having first and second jaw members. One (or both) of the first and second jaw members is moveable relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween. One (or both) of the jaw members includes a jaw frame a disposable jaw housing and an elastomeric ring member. The disposable jaw housing is releasably engageable with the jaw frame. The elastomeric ring member is removably positionable about a distal end of the jaw housing. The elastomeric ring member is configured to define a gap distance between the first and second jaw members upon movement of the first and second jaw members to the approximated position.