Patent ID: 9211657
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A61B,B29C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing an end effector assembly, the method comprising: providing first and second jaw members moveable relative to one another about a pivot between a first, spaced-apart position and a second, approximated position, wherein one of the first and second jaw members includes a cavity defined therein and the other of the first and second jaw members includes a stop member and configured to engage the cavity upon movement of the jaw members from the spaced-apart position to the approximated position; grasping a gap-setting gauge between the first and second jaw members while allowing the stop member to engage the cavity, the gap-setting gauge defining a gap-distance between the jaw members equivalent to a thickness of the gap-setting gauge; and fixing the first and second jaw members such that the jaw members are prevented from approximating beyond the gap-distance.