FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS FOR ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT

The disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a flexible circuit electrode assembly and an apparatus manufactured by said method. According to the method, an electrically conductive sheet is laminated to an electrically insulative sheet. An electrode is formed on the electrically conductive shee...

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Hauptverfasser:	Dennis, Joseph D, Strobl, Geoffrey S, Davison, Mark A, Worrell, Barry C, Yates, David C
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS DIAGNOSIS ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PRINTED CIRCUITS SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	The disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a flexible circuit electrode assembly and an apparatus manufactured by said method. According to the method, an electrically conductive sheet is laminated to an electrically insulative sheet. An electrode is formed on the electrically conductive sheet. An electrically insulative layer is formed on a tissue contacting surface of the electrode. The individual electrodes are separated from the laminated electrically insulative sheet and the electrically conductive sheet. In another method, a flexible circuit is vacuum formed to create a desired profile. The vacuum formed flexible circuit is trimmed. The trimmed vacuum formed flexible circuit is attached to a jaw member of a clamp jaw assembly.