Electrosurgical generator and suction apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for operating an electrosurgical tool during electrosurgery, comprising:
- a generator means for providing power to the electrosurgical tool;
a smoke removal means for removing and filtering smoke from the site of the electrosurgery; and
,a switching means for activating said smoke removal means substantially simultaneous to the activation of the electrosurgical tool by said generator means, such that said smoke removal means is activated automatically whenever the electrosurgical tool is activated.
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Abstract
An electrosurgical unit which combines an electrosurgical power generator and a filtered smoke removal system into a single compact instrument comprising an electrosurgical generator module and a smoke removal module. The electrosurgical generator module is designed specifically to accommodate an electrosurgical tool during LEEP or LLETZ procedures. The electrosurgical generator module provides power to the electrosurgical tool at a predetermined level. The smoke removal module removes and filters smoke from the site of the electrosurgery. A switching circuitry activates the smoke removal module substantially simultaneous to the activation of the electrosurgical tool so that the smoke removal module is activated automatically whenever the electrosurgical tool is activated. The switching circuitry also delays the deactivation of the smoke removal module for a predetermined amount of time after the electrosurgical tool has been deactivated. The electrosurgical tool alternatively can be connected, concentrically or in parallel, to a smoke evacuation tube in communication with the smoke removal module.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus for operating an electrosurgical tool during electrosurgery, comprising:
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a generator means for providing power to the electrosurgical tool; a smoke removal means for removing and filtering smoke from the site of the electrosurgery; and
,a switching means for activating said smoke removal means substantially simultaneous to the activation of the electrosurgical tool by said generator means, such that said smoke removal means is activated automatically whenever the electrosurgical tool is activated. - 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)
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24. An system for performing electrosurgery, comprising:
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an electrosurgical tool; a generator means for providing power to said electrosurgical tool at a predetermined level; a smoke removal means for removing and filtering smoke from the site of the electrosurgery, said smoke removal means comprising a smoke evacuator tube connected to said electrosurgical tool; and
,a switching means for activating said smoke removal means substantially simultaneous to the activation of said electrosurgical tool by said generator means, such that said smoke removal means is activated automatically whenever said electrosurgical tool is activated. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus capable of electrical connection to an electrosurgical unit and air flow connection to a smoke removal system for performing electrosurgery and evacuating smoke resulting from the electrosurgery, comprising:
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an electrosurgical tool comprising an electrosurgical loop having a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end, said shaft having a wire loop disposed on the distal end of said shaft; a depth gauge disposed in slidable engagement with said electrosurgical loop, whereby the amount of said wire loop exposed for making an electrosurgical excision is predetermined by sliding said depth gauge along said electrosurgical loop; and a smoke evacuator tube connected to said electrosurgical tool.
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Specification