Surgical forceps and method of manufacturing thereof
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsRussell D. Hempstead, Keir Hart
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a forceps includes providing first and second jaw members and depositing an electrically-conductive tissue sealing plate atop each jaw member via vapor deposition. The jaw members are then coupled to one another to permit movement of one (or both) of the jaw members relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue between the tissue sealing plates thereof.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a jaw member of a forceps, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an insulator and a jaw frame;
- forming an electrically-conductive tissue sealing plate atop the insulator via vapor deposition;
- and
- engaging the insulator to the jaw frame.
A method of manufacturing a forceps, comprising:
- providing first and second jaw members;
- depositing an electrically-conductive tissue sealing plate atop each jaw member via vapor deposition;
- and
- coupling the jaw members to one another to permit movement of at least one of the jaw members relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue between the tissue sealing plates thereof.
A method of manufacturing a jaw member of a forceps, the method comprising the steps of:
- injection molding an insulator;
- and
- vapor depositing an electrically-conductive tissue sealing plate atop the insulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.