Electrosurgical instrument which reduces thermal damage to adjacent tissue

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7147638
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10834764

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An electrode sealing assembly for use in combination with an electrosurgical instrument includes first and second jaw members which are movable from a first, spaced-apart position to a second position to grasp tissue. Each of the jaw members includes an insulative housing, a thermally conductive, electrically non-conductive material and a sealing plate. The insulative housing has a series of electromechanical interfaces which mate with a corresponding series of electromechanical interfaces which extend from the sealing plate such that the sealing plates are a capable of conducting bipolar energy through tissue held between the jaw members. The thermally conductive, electrically non-conductive material is configured to encapsulate and secure the sealing plate to the insulative housing.

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  • COVIDIEN AG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chapman, Troy J Englewood, CO 12 3417
Schechter, David A Longmont, CO 39 16522
Shields, Chelsea Boulder, CO 25 12986

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