Method of manufacturing jaw assembly for vessel sealer and divider
CA 2470390 C · Owner: Miller, Keith E. · Inventors: Hampton, John E.; Patel, Navin K.; Miller, Keith E.
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A method of manufacturing a jaw member for use with a jaw assembly includes the step of: providing a jaw housing an electrically conductive plate and an insulated wire for conducting a first electrical potential. The method also includes the step of: molding a first plastic onto a surface of the jaw housing such that the plastic forms a datum for receiving the electrically conductive plate and forms an elongated slot therein for receiving the insulated wire therealong. The method also includes the steps of: engaging a lead end of the wire with the electrically conductive plate such that the first electrical potential is conducted to the electrically conductive plate; aligning the …
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- Filed June 7, 2004 and granted August 7, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 7, 2024.
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