Patent ID: 8112871

Claim:
A method of manufacture for an end effector assembly, the method including: forming at least one seal plate positionable on at least one of a pair of jaw members associated with the end effector assembly; etching a dam along a side of the at least one seal plate, wherein the etched dam inhibits the flow of a plastic on the at least one seal plate such that a height of the plastic with respect to the at least one seal plate during an overmolding process may be controlled; etching a targeted retention feature along the side of the at least one seal plate; etching at least one pocket on a seal surface of the at least one seal plate; depositing an adhesive into the at least one pocket on the at least one seal plate; transferring a spacer from a location remote from the at least one pocket on the at least one seal plate to the at least one pocket on the at least one seal plate; curing the adhesive; positioning the at least one seal plate on at least one of the pair of jaw members; and overmolding the seal plate to jaw member.