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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Ryan Abbott, San Jose, CA (US);
Fred Ginnebaugh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Abbott, San Jose, CA (US);
Fred Ginnebaugh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC, Wayne, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/085 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00345 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00404 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00916 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a jaw assembly having a first jaw that includes a support structure with an opening, an electrically insulative material disposed on the support structure, and an operative element for applying energy to tissue, wherein the electrically insulative material extends through the opening of the support structure to thereby secure the electrically insulative material to the support structure.