CPC A61B 17/072 (2013.01) [B21K 5/12 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of manufacturing a lower jaw of an end effector of a surgical instrument, the method comprising:
(a) forming a body portion of the lower jaw using at least one of stamping, additive manufacturing, selective laser melting, direct metal laser sintering, or metal injection molding, wherein the body portion includes a bottom wall interposed between first and second opposing side walls;
(b) forming at least one feature into at least one of the first or second side walls; and
(c) machining the at least one feature into at least one of the first or second side walls after forming the at least one feature.
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