Encapsulated plug assembly for electromechanical surgical devices

A plug assembly for an electromechanical surgical system, the plug assembly comprising:

• a housing defining a proximal facing bore, the housing including a proximally extending central rib located within the proximal facing bore;
• a pair of electrical contacts disposed within the housing, wherein the pair of electrical contacts are spaced apart from one another, each electrical contact including:
• a distal end portion projecting distally from a distal end of the housing;
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• a proximal end portion disposed within the proximal facing bore of the housing;
• a ribbon cable having an axially split distal end portion defining a pair of fingers spaced apart from one another by a gap, each finger being electrically connected to the proximal end portion of a respective one of the pair of electrical contacts, and being disposed with the proximal facing bore of the housing, wherein the rib of the housing is disposed within the gap of the ribbon cable;
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• an encapsulating material filling the proximal facing bore of the housing.