Electrosurgical seal plates
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsKim V. Brandt, Allan G. Aquino
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Abstract
A system for the manufacture of an end effector assembly which is configured for use with an electrosurgical instrument configured for performing an electrosurgical procedure is provided. The system includes a photolithography module that is configured to etch one or more pockets on a seal surface of the seal plate. A vacuum module is configured to raise, transfer and lower a spacer from a location remote from the pocket(s) on the seal plate to the pocket on the seal plate(s). An adhesive dispensing module is configured to dispense an adhesive into the pocket on the seal plate. An optical module is configured to monitor a volume of the adhesive dispensed within the pocket and monitor placement of the spacer within the pocket.
Claims19
1-7. (canceled)
An end effector configured for use with an electrosurgical device, the end effector comprising:
- a first jaw member including a seal plate having a seal surface, the seal plate including at least one retention feature configured to operably engage the seal plate to an overmolding material;
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- a second jaw member operably coupled to the first jaw member such that at least one of the first jaw member or the second jaw member is movable relative to the other between an open condition and a closed condition, the second jaw member including a seal surface opposing the seal surface of the first jaw member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.