US 11,666,357 B2
Enclosure for electronics of a surgical instrument
Titus Horton, Lyons, CO (US); Jeremy P. Green, Westminster, CO (US); Weng-Kai K. Lee, Niwot, CO (US); Daniel Simmons, Broomfield, CO (US); and Terry M. Duffin, Westminster, CO (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/572,157.
Prior Publication US 2021/0077141 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/32 (2006.01); H05K 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/320068 (2013.01) [H05K 5/066 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An enclosure configured to hermetically seal electronics of a surgical instrument therein, the enclosure comprising:
a first casing component defining a first weld deck about a perimeter thereof;
a second casing component defining a second weld deck about a perimeter thereof; and
an energy director extending from the first weld deck and configured to facilitate ultrasonic welding of the first and second weld decks of the first and second casing components, respectively, with one another to establish a weld seam hermetically sealing the first and second casing components,
wherein the first weld deck lies in multiple planes.