Device for improved visualization of operative sites during surgery
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1. A surgical probe, comprising:
- a handle;
at least one channel passing through said handle; and
at least one conduit passing through said handle;
wherein at least one effector element is inserted into or through said channel, which effector element effects one or more surgical functions; and
wherein said conduit comprises a distal conduit port that directs gas out of said conduit to substantially remove debris and/or fluid from a surface disposed proximal to said effector element and/or from said effector element.
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Abstract
This invention provides a novel surgical device well suited to use in laparoscopic or other (e.g. open surgical) procedures. In certain embodiments, the device comprises a surgical probe, including a handle comprising at least one channel passing through the handle; and at least one conduit passing through the handle, where wherein at least one effector element is inserted into or through the channel, which effector element effects one or more surgical functions; and where the conduit comprises a distal conduit port that directs gas out of the conduit to substantially remove debris and/or fluid from a surface disposed proximal to the effector and/or from the effector element.
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125 Claims
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1. A surgical probe, comprising:
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a handle;
at least one channel passing through said handle; and
at least one conduit passing through said handle;
wherein at least one effector element is inserted into or through said channel, which effector element effects one or more surgical functions; and
wherein said conduit comprises a distal conduit port that directs gas out of said conduit to substantially remove debris and/or fluid from a surface disposed proximal to said effector element and/or from said effector element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 123, 124, 125)
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68. A surgical device, comprising:
a handle;
whereinat least one channel passes through said handle; and
at least one conduit passes through said handle;
wherein said channel can receive and support a surgical effector inserted into or through said channel; and
wherein said conduit comprises a distal conduit port that directs gas out of said conduit to substantially remove debris and/or fluid from a surface disposed proximal to a surgical effector tip when said surgical effector is inserted into said channel. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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85. A kit comprising:
a container containing a surgical device comprising;
a handle comprising;
at least one channel passes through said handle; and
at least one conduit passes through said handle;
wherein said channel can receive and support a surgical effector inserted into or through said channel; and
wherein said conduit comprises a distal conduit port that directs gas out of said conduit to substantially remove debris and/or fluid from a surface disposed proximal to a surgical effector tip when said surgical effector is inserted into said channel. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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91. A surgical system, comprising:
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a probe comprising at least one electrode and at least one conduit, wherein said electrode is operably connected to an electrical energy source and at least a portion of said electrode extends from a first end of said probe, and wherein electrical energy is conducted through said portion from said electrical energy source to tissue disposed proximal to said portion to incise and/or cauterize said tissue, and wherein said conduit is operably connected to at least one non-cumbustible gas source and at least one terminus of said conduit is disposed proximal to said first end of said probe component, and wherein a non-combustible gas is flowed through said conduit from said non-combustible gas source and out of said terminus to substantially remove debris from tissue disposed proximal to said portion and/or from said portion; and
,a handle connected to said probe, which handle comprises at least one control to control electrical energy conduction from said electrical energy source and/or non-combustible gas flow from said non-combustible gas source. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106)
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107. A method of substantially removing debris from a surface and/or from a surgical device, said method comprising:
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providing said surgical device, which surgical device comprises at least one effector element that effects one or more surgical functions and at least one conduit, which conduit is operably connected to at least one non-combustible gas source; and
,flowing a non-combustible gas from said non-combustible gas source out of said conduit to substantially remove said debris from said surface disposed proximal to said effector element and/or from said effector element. - View Dependent Claims (108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122)
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