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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
James D. Allen, Iv, Broomfield, CO (US);
Ryan C. Artale, Boulder, CO (US);
Kim V. Brandt, Loveland, CO (US);
Dennis W. Butcher, Longmont, CO (US);
Edward M. Chojin, Boulder, CO (US);
Keir Hart, Lafayette, CO (US);
Russell D. Hempstead, Lafayette, CO (US);
Glenn A. Horner, Boulder, CO (US);
Daniel A. Joseph, Golden, CO (US);
Duane E. Kerr, Loveland, CO (US);
Dylan R. Kingsley, Broomfield, CO (US);
Peter M. Mueller, Frederick, CO (US);
Jessica E. C. Olson, Frederick, CO (US);
John R. Twomey, Longmont, CO (US);
Jeffrey R. Unger, Longmont, CO (US);
James D. Allen, IV, Broomfield, CO (US);
Ryan C. Artale, Boulder, CO (US);
Kim V. Brandt, Loveland, CO (US);
Dennis W. Butcher, Longmont, CO (US);
Edward M. Chojin, Boulder, CO (US);
Keir Hart, Lafayette, CO (US);
Russell D. Hempstead, Lafayette, CO (US);
Glenn A. Horner, Boulder, CO (US);
Daniel A. Joseph, Golden, CO (US);
Duane E. Kerr, Loveland, CO (US);
Dylan R. Kingsley, Broomfield, CO (US);
Peter M. Mueller, Frederick, CO (US);
Jessica E. C. Olson, Frederick, CO (US);
John R. Twomey, Longmont, CO (US);
Jeffrey R. Unger, Longmont, CO (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An electrosurgical forceps is provided with a shaft that extends from a housing of the electrosurgical forceps. An end effector assembly includes a pair of first and second jaw members pivotably coupled to one another via a pivot pin. One or both of the first and second jaw members may be movable from an open position for positioning tissue therebetween to a clamping position for grasping tissue. A detent is operably disposed proximal the pivot pin and extends radially outward from a proximal flange of one of the jaw members. The detent is configured to releasably engage a corresponding slot disposed on a proximal flange of the other jaw member. The detent and slot are configured to control a gap distance between the first and second jaw members when the first and second jaw members are in the clamping position.