Wireless electrosurgical device and methods thereof
First Claim
1. A remotely wired electrosurgical device system comprising a wireless instrument having a transmitter subsystem with a push-button switch mounted at or adjacent to said wireless instrument and a remote power source comprising a switching receiver unit for power energizing, the transmitter subsystem emitting a signal by depressing said push-button switch to the switching receiver unit for energizing the power source, wherein the wireless instrument comprises at least one surface electrical contact for contactably coupling the wireless instrument to the remote power source through a coupling mechanism.
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Abstract
An improved wireless electrosurgery instrument comprising at least one surface electrical contact for contactably coupling the wireless instrument to a remote power source through a coupling mechanism, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises an insulated electrical conductor running through a surgeon'"'"'s glove and/or a surgeon'"'"'s gown.
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23 Claims
- 1. A remotely wired electrosurgical device system comprising a wireless instrument having a transmitter subsystem with a push-button switch mounted at or adjacent to said wireless instrument and a remote power source comprising a switching receiver unit for power energizing, the transmitter subsystem emitting a signal by depressing said push-button switch to the switching receiver unit for energizing the power source, wherein the wireless instrument comprises at least one surface electrical contact for contactably coupling the wireless instrument to the remote power source through a coupling mechanism.
- 14. A method for performing a cordless electrosurgery operation, the method comprising contactably coupling a wireless instrument and a remote power source through a coupling mechanism mounted on a surgeon'"'"'s glove, the wireless instrument comprising a transmitter subsystem emitting a signal for either cutting or cautery, wherein the transmitter subsystem sends out a signal to activate the power source depending on energy needs of cutting or cautery.
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23. A method for performing a cordless electrosurgery operation using an electrosurgical device system, wherein the device system comprises a wireless instrument having a transmitter subsystem with a push-button switch mounted at or adjacent to said wireless instrument and a remote power source comprising a switching receiver unit for power energizing, and wherein the wireless instrument comprises at least one surface electrical contact for contactably coupling the wireless instrument to the remote power source through a coupling mechanism, the method comprising:
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contactably coupling the wireless instrument and the remote power source through the coupling mechanism mounted on a surgeon'"'"'s glove;
depressing the push-button switch for sending out a signal from the transmitter subsystem to the switching receiver unit; and
applying the wireless instrument to contact a patient for performing the cordless electrosurgery operation.
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