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Electrosurgical knife

  • US 5,246,440 A
  • Filed: 09/13/1990
  • Issued: 09/21/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electrosurgical knife handle comprising:

  • a longitudinally extending housing having a distal end and a socket for receiving an electrosurgical electrode in said distal end and a proximal end and an electrical conductor at said proximal end;

    a passageway extending longitudinally within said housing between said proximal end and said distal end and an electrical connecting device disposed in said passageway for establishing an electrical connection between said conductor and said socket;

    a first surface external to said housing extending generally parallel to a longitudinal centerline extending from said proximal end to said distal end, and comprising first retaining means formed on said first surface for optionally retaining an optical conduit;

    a second surface external to said housing opposite said first surface and extending generally parallel to said longitudinal centerline and comprising second retaining means formed on said second surface for optionally retaining a fluid-transporting tube;

    said housing comprising two substantially symmetrical elongated sections joined at a seam extending in a generally vertical plane which includes said longitudinal centerline of said housing, each of said sections comprising areas defining a portion of each of said first and second retaining means and of said passageway.

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