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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2014
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Kelley D. Goodman, Erie, CO (US);
Keir Hart, Lafayette, CO (US);
Susan Hiebert, Lyons, CO (US);
Geneva Ladtkow, Arvada, CO (US);
Weng-Kai K. Lee, Longmont, CO (US);
Prakash Manley, Lafayette, CO (US);
Arlen J. Reschke, Longmont, CO (US);
Amanda K. White, Port Orchard, WA (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing an end effector assembly including first and second energizable portions configured to supply energy to tissue is provided. The method includes forming a substrate including first and second portions interconnected by a connector portion. The substrate is formed as a single integrated component. The method further includes engaging the substrate with an insulative member, and removing the connector portion of the substrate to electrically insulate the first and second portions from one another.