Handheld Electrosurgical Apparatus for Controlling Operating Room Equipment

a technology of operating room equipment and hand-held electrosurgical equipment, which is applied in the field of electrosurgical handpieces, can solve the problems of unneeded interruption, unsatisfactory feedback, and the inability of another person to adjust the controls, and achieves the effect of reducing the risk of contamination of the surgical site, avoiding accidental contamination, and avoiding accidental contamination
US20110034921A1Inactive Publication Date: 2011-02-10COVIDIEN AG
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
COVIDIEN AG
Publication Date
2011-02-10
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A system and apparatus for controlling operating room equipment during an electrosurgical procedure is disclosed. The system includes an electrosurgical generator, a controller in electrical communication with and configured to control the electrosurgical generator and at least one operating room device, and a handpiece having a housing and a cable extending proximally from the housing providing electrical connection to the controller, the handpiece further includes first controls for controlling the generator and second controls for controlling at least one operating room device.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] The present application is a Continuation Application claiming the benefit of and priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 211,293, filed on Aug. 25, 2005, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND

[0002] 1. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure relates generally to electrosurgical instruments and, more particularly, to an electrosurgical handpiece having a plurality of hand-accessible variable controls.

[0004] 2. Background of Related Art

[0005] During electrosurgery, a source or active electrode delivers energy, such as radio frequency (RF) energy, from an electrosurgical generator to a patient and a return electrode or a plurality thereof carry current back to the electrosurgical generator. In monopolar electrosurgery, the source electrode is typically a hand-held instrument placed by the surgeon at the surgical site and the high current density flow at this electrode creates the desired surgical effect...

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