Method for manufacturing an electrode assembly configured for use with an electrosurigcal instrument
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsJEFFREY M. ROY, KIM V. BRANDT
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing an electrode configuration configured for use with an electrosurgical instrument is provided. A pre-assembled jaw configuration including jaw members including respective first and second electrodes is provided. One or more stop members are positioned on the first electrode. The first and second electrodes are approximated toward one another for contact therebetween so as to form an at least one indentation on the second electrode.
Claims20
A method for manufacturing an electrode configuration for an electrosurgical instrument, comprising:
- providing a jaw configuration including first and second jaw members including respective first and second electrodes, the first electrode having at least one stop member;
- approximating the first and second jaw members including the electrodes toward one another for contact therebetween;
- and
- forming at least one indentation on the second electrode.
A method for manufacturing an electrode configuration for an electrosurgical instrument, comprising:
- providing a jaw configuration including first and second jaw members including respective first and second electrodes thereon;
- positioning at least one stop member on the first electrode, wherein at least a portion of a bottom surface of the second electrode is configured to deform when a predetermined force is applied thereto;
- approximating the first and second jaw members including the electrodes toward one another for contact therebetween;
- and
- forming an at least one indentation on the second electrode.
A method for manufacturing an electrode configuration for an electrosurgical instrument configured for sealing tissue, comprising:
- providing a pre-assembled jaw configuration including first and second jaw members including respective first and second electrodes thereon;
- positioning at least one stop member on the first electrode, wherein at least a portion of a bottom surface of the second electrode is configured to deform when a predetermined force is applied thereto;
- positioning a shim between the first and second electrodes;
- approximating the first and second jaw members including the electrodes toward one another for contact therebetween;
- and
- forming an at least one indentation on the second electrode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.