David D. Brause,Monte S. Fry,Curtis M. Siebenaller
申请号:
US16833023
公开号:
US20200305964A1
申请日:
2020.03.27
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要:
A jaw member for a surgical instrument includes an outer housing having a sealing plate operably coupled thereon including an upper knife channel defined therethrough and extending therealong. A pair of opposing jaw flanges is configured to operably couple to a corresponding pair of jaw flanges of an opposing jaw member. An insulative insert is disposed within the outer housing and includes opposing sidewalls and a connector portion which define an engagement channel and a lower knife channel in vertical registration with the upper knife channel, the upper and lower knife channels configured to receive a knife of a knife assembly, the engagement channel configured to receive a tube of the knife assembly. A top plate is engaged between the jaw flanges, a portion of the top plate is configured to extend across the engagement channel and retain the tube within the engagement channel during translation of the knife assembly.