Accordion style cable stand-off

• US 20080275438A1
• Filed: 05/01/2007
• Published: 11/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Vivant Medical, Inc. (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Gadsby, Peter, Johnson, Dirk I.
• Granted Patent: US 8,579,886 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/34
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/1477 Needle-like probes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/50 Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms

Abstract

A cable stand-off for use with an electrosurgical system includes an accordion body portion having a plurality of panels, and a plurality of hinges. Each panel has at least one hole formed therethrough. The holes of the plurality of panels are axially aligned with one another. The plurality of hinges couples adjacent panels to one another. In one embodiment, the hinges couple adjacent panels in a tip-to-tail fashion. The accordion body portion may be made of a flexible material. Each panels may further include at least one slot extending from a hole to an edge of the panel.

Claims

1. A cable stand-off, comprising:

an accordion body portion including;

a plurality of panels each having at least one hole formed therethrough, wherein the holes of the plurality of panels are axially aligned with one another; and

a plurality of hinges coupling adjacent panels to one another.

2. The cable stand-off according to claim 1, wherein the hinges couple adjacent panels in a tip-to-tail fashion.

3. The cable stand-off according to claim 1, wherein the accordion body portion is made of a flexible material.

4. The cable stand-off according to claim 1, wherein the each panel has at least one of a square shape, rectangular shape, trapezoidal shape, hexagonal shape and octagonal shape.

5. The cable stand-off according to claim 1, further comprising at least one slot in each panel extending from the at least one hole to an edge of the panel.

6. The cable stand-off according to claim 1, wherein each panel has at least two holes and at least two respective slots.

7. The cable stand-off according to claim 6, wherein each slot extends from a respective hole to a common edge of the panel.

8. The cable stand-off according to claim 6, wherein each slot extends from a respective hole to an opposed edge of the panel.

9. In an improved electrosurgical system having a handle portion, an energy delivery probe extending from the handle, an energy transmitting cable extending from the handle and connected to the probe, wherein the improvement comprises:

a cable stand-off including;

an accordion body portion including;

a plurality of panels each having at least one hole formed therethrough, wherein holes of the plurality of panels are axially aligned with one another; and

a plurality of hinges coupling adjacent panels to one another.

10. The electrosurgical system according to claim 9, wherein the hinges couple adjacent panels in a tip-to-tail fashion.

11. The electrosurgical system according to claim 9, wherein the accordion body portion is made of a flexible material.

12. The electrosurgical system according to claim 9, wherein the each panel has at least one of a square shape, rectangular shape, trapezoidal shape, hexagonal shape and octagonal shape.

13. The electrosurgical system according to claim 9, further comprising at least one slot in each panel extending from the at least one hole to an endge of the panel.

14. The electrosurgical system according to claim 9, wherein each panel has at least two holes and at least two respective slots.

15. The electrosurgical system according to claim 14, wherein each slot extends from a respective hole to a common edge of the panel.

16. The electrosurgical system according to claim 14, wherein each slot extends from a respective hole to an opposed edge of the panel.

17. The method of managing cables of an electrosurgical system, comprising the steps of:

providing a cable stand-off including;

an accordion body portion having;

a plurality of panels each having at least one hole formed therethrough, wherein the holes of the plurality of panels are axially aligned with one another; and

a plurality of hinges coupling adjacent panels to one another; and

inserting a first cable of the electrosurgical system into the holes of the stand-off such that the accordion body portion extends over at least a portion of the length of the first cable.

18. The method of managing cables of an electrosurgical system according to claim 17, further comprising the step of inserting a second cable of the electrosurgical system into the holes of the cable stand-off such that the accordion body portion extends over at least a portion of the length of the second cable.

19. The method of managing cables of an electrosurgical system according to claim 17, further comprising the steps of collapsing the cable stand-off prior to inserting the first cable and expanding the cable stand-off after inserting the first cable

20. The method of managing cables of an electrosurgical system according to claim 17, wherein the step of inserting the first cable of the electrosurgical system into the holes of cable stand-off, includes:

introducing the first cable of the electrosurgical system in the holes of the cable stand-off through slots.