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Bipolar adaptor for electrosurgical instrument

  • US 5,562,503 A
  • Filed: 12/05/1994
  • Issued: 10/08/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An adaptor for connection to electrosurgical apparatus and for selectively providing power to operate a unipolar handpiece and a bipolar forceps, said adaptor comprising:

  • (a) a housing,(b) a double-pole, double-throw switch within the housing, said switch having an operating handle protruding from a side of the housing, said switch having a first pair and a second pair of terminals and a set of common terminals for selective connection to the first terminals when the switch handle is in a first position and to the second terminals when the switch handle is in a second position,(c) first electrical connectors at a side of the housing for receiving connectors of a unipolar handpiece and of a ground plate, said first connectors being connected to the first pair of terminals of the switch,(d) second electrical connectors at a side of the housing for receiving connectors of a bipolar forceps, said second connectors being connected to the second pair of terminals of the switch,(e) third electrical connectors at a side of the housing for respectively engaging a fourth connector providing RF electrosurgical currents and a fifth connector providing electrical ground, said third connectors being respectively connected to the set of common terminals of the switch.

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