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Patent No.:

US 9265552 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 02, 2014

Method of manufacturing electrosurgical seal plates

Applicant:

Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);

Inventors:

Kim V. Brandt, Loveland, CO (US);

Allan G. Aquino, Longmont, CO (US);

Assignee:

Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Carl Arbes

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/10 (2006.01); C23F 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); B32B 37/12 (2013.01); B32B 38/0036 (2013.01); B32B 38/10 (2013.01); C23F 1/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0076 (2013.01); B32B 2311/12 (2013.01); B32B 2535/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49204 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49208 (2015.01); Y10T 29/5313 (2015.01);
Abstract

A system for the manufacture of an end effector assembly which is configured for use with an electrosurgical instrument configured for performing an electrosurgical procedure is provided. The system includes a photolithography module that is configured to etch one or more pockets on a seal surface of the seal plate. A vacuum module is configured to raise, transfer and lower a spacer from a location remote from the pocket(s) on the seal plate to the pocket on the seal plate(s). An adhesive dispensing module is configured to dispense an adhesive into the pocket on the seal plate. An optical module is configured to monitor a volume of the adhesive dispensed within the pocket and monitor placement of the spacer within the pocket.

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