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US 11,707,313 B2Granted
Electrosurgical forceps and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsKeir Hart, Russell D. Hempstead, Edward M. Chojin
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a jaw assembly configured for use with an electrosurgical forceps is provided. A seal plate with an inwardly facing tab member extending along a peripheral edge thereof is formed. A cavity defined along the inwardly facing tab member of the seal plate is formed. Subsequently, the seal plate is overmolded to a jaw housing. The cavity is configured to receive an insulative substrate therein to facilitate securing the seal plate to the jaw housing.
Claims13
A jaw member configured for use with an electrosurgical forceps, the jaw member comprising:
- a seal plate including:
- a top surface defining a knife channel extending along a longitudinal axis thereof;
- and
- a tab extending along a peripheral edge of the seal plate from the top surface and having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending substantially perpendicular to, and away from, the top surface and the second portion extending from the first portion toward the knife channel and substantially parallel to the top surface to define a cavity between an inner surface of the first portion, an upper surface of the second portion, and a bottom side of the top surface;
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- an overmolding material secured to the seal plate and surrounding the second portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.