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System for manufacturing electrosurgical seal plates

  • US 10,188,454 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2017
  • Issued: 01/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An end effector configured for use with an electrosurgical forceps device, the end effector comprising:

  • a first jaw member comprising a first sealing surface including a plurality of flanges configured to secure the sealing surface to an overmolding material; and

    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 second sealing surface having a recess defined therein; and

    a spacer extending from the recess and configured to maintain a gap distance between the first and second sealing surfaces when the first and second jaw members are in the closed condition.

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