Ring Manifold Suction Apparatus for Electrosurgical Smoke Evacuation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Surgical smoke generated during electrosurgery poses health hazards to medical personnel due to the presence of harmful substances like benzene, toluene, and carbon monoxide, necessitating effective smoke management techniques.
Innovation Solution
A suction apparatus with a ring manifold and suction intake ports is designed to evacuate smoke from the surgical site, either as a standalone device or integrated with electrosurgical instruments, allowing for efficient separation and disposal of smoke and liquid waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If electrocautery devices are used to cut and cauterize blood vessels, then surgical efficiency and bleeding control are improved, but surgical smoke is generated which poses health hazards to medical personnel
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the harmful surgical smoke from the surgical environment by introducing a suction device with a ring manifold that surrounds the electrosurgical pencil. The ring manifold captures smoke at its source through multiple suction ports, removing it from the operating area before it can be inhaled by medical personnel.
Solution Approach 2:
The suction device acts as an intermediary between the smoke-generating electrosurgical pencil and the surgical environment. The ring manifold serves as a mediating structure that intercepts smoke particles through suction ports and channels them away through tubing to a collection reservoir, preventing direct exposure to personnel.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a suction device is integrated with the electrosurgical pencil, then smoke evacuation effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the suction function with the electrosurgical pencil by integrating a ring manifold that surrounds the pencil. The ring manifold is connected to suction tubing and a collection reservoir, creating a combined system where smoke evacuation is built into the electrosurgical instrument itself, improving effectiveness without requiring separate equipment.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The suction apparatus effectively reduces exposure to harmful surgical smoke, promoting the health and safety of medical staff by efficiently evacuating and separating smoke and liquid during surgical procedures.
Implementation Method 1
a suction apparatus with a ring manifold and suction intake ports is designed to evacuate smoke from the surgical site
Data Source
AI summary
A suction apparatus evacuates the surgical smoke. For example, the suction apparatus may be arranged adjacent to an electrocautery electrode, which may generate smoke during operation, for evacuating smoke from a surgical site. The suction apparatus may have a ring manifold having an inner perimeter for receiving the surgical instrument. A plurality of suction intake ports may be arranged about the outer perimeter of the ring manifold for evacuating smoke that may be generated by the surgical instrument.