Electrosurgical pencil having a single button variable control
First Claim
1. An electrosurgical pencil, comprising:
- an elongated housing;
an electrocautery blade supported within the housing and extending distally therefrom, the electrocautery blade being connected to a source of electrosurgical energy;
an activation button supported on the housing;
a transducer electrically connected between the activation button and the source of electrosurgical energy, the transducer being configured to transmit an electrical output signal to the electrosurgical energy source correlating to the movement of the activation button, the source of electrosurgical energy correspondingly supplying an amount of electrosurgical energy to the electrocautery blade dependant upon the electrical output signal; and
a control pendent operatively coupled to the housing and electrically connected to the source of electrosurgical energy, the control pendent including at least one control knob operatively supported thereon, wherein the at least one control knob is configured and adapted to enable selection of a particular emission signal from the source of electrosurgical energy.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to electrosurgical pencils having variable controls. In one aspect, the electrosurgical pencil, includes an elongated housing, an electrocautery blade supported within the housing and extending distally from the housing, the electrocautery blade being connected to a source of electrosurgical energy, an activation button supported on the housing, the activation button being movable from a first position to at least a subsequent position, and a transducer electrically connected between the activation button and the source of electrosurgical energy. The transducer is configured to transmit an electrical output signal to the electrosurgical energy source correlating to the movement of the activation button. The source of electrosurgical energy correspondingly supplies an amount of electrosurgical energy to the electrocautery blade dependant upon the electrical output signal.
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37 Claims
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1. An electrosurgical pencil, comprising:
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an elongated housing; an electrocautery blade supported within the housing and extending distally therefrom, the electrocautery blade being connected to a source of electrosurgical energy; an activation button supported on the housing; a transducer electrically connected between the activation button and the source of electrosurgical energy, the transducer being configured to transmit an electrical output signal to the electrosurgical energy source correlating to the movement of the activation button, the source of electrosurgical energy correspondingly supplying an amount of electrosurgical energy to the electrocautery blade dependant upon the electrical output signal; and a control pendent operatively coupled to the housing and electrically connected to the source of electrosurgical energy, the control pendent including at least one control knob operatively supported thereon, wherein the at least one control knob is configured and adapted to enable selection of a particular emission signal from the source of electrosurgical energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electrosurgical system, comprising:
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a source of electrosurgical energy; and an electrosurgical pencil connectable to the source of electrosurgical energy, the electrosurgical pencil including; an elongated housing; an electrocautery blade supported within the housing and extending distally from the housing, said electrocautery blade being connected to the source of electrosurgical energy; a single activation button supported on the housing, said activation button being movable from a first position to a plurality of subsequent positions in order to activate a plurality of therapeutic effects and to vary an amount of electrosurgical energy transmitted to the electrocautery blade; and a transducer electrically connected between the activation button and the source of electrosurgical energy, said transducer being configured to transmit a discrete electrical output signal to the electrosurgical energy source correlating to each of said plurality of subsequent positions of the activation button, the source of electrosurgical energy correspondingly supplying an amount of electrosurgical energy to the electrocautery blade dependant upon the discrete electrical output signal and at least one of said plurality of diverse therapeutic effects. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrosurgical device, comprising:
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a single activation button movable from a first position to a plurality of subsequent positions in order to activate a plurality of diverse therapeutic effects and to vary an amount of electrosurgical energy transmitted by the electrosurgical device; and a transducer electrically connected between the activation button and a source of electrosurgical energy, said transducer being configured to transmit a discrete electrical output signal to the electro surgical energy source correlating to each of said plurality of subsequent positions of the activation button, the source of electrosurgical energy correspondingly supplying an amount of electrosurgical energy to the electrocautery blade dependant upon the discrete electrical output signal and at least one of said plurality of diverse therapeutic effects. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A surgical device, comprising:
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a housing having an activation switch disposed thereon, the activation switch adapted to couple to an electrosurgical energy source, the activation switch including a knob slidingly disposed within a guide channel defined within said housing; and the activation switch being selectively moveable in a first direction within the guide channel to set a desired electrosurgical energy level and the activation switch being selectively moveable in a second direction to activate the electrosurgical energy source. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for using a surgical device to administer electrosurgical energy to a patient, comprising the steps of:
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providing a surgical device, including; a housing having an activation switch disposed thereon, the activation switch adapted to couple to an electrosurgical energy source, the activation switch including a knob slidingly disposed within a guide channel defined within said housing; and the activation switch being selectively moveable in a first direction within the guide channel to set a desired electrosurgical energy level and the activation switch being selectively moveable in a second direction to activate the electrosurgical energy source; sliding the knob to set the intensity level of electrosurgical energy; and depressing the knob to activate electrosurgical energy. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. An electrosurgical system for performing electrosurgery on a patient, the electrosurgical system comprising:
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an electrosurgical energy source that provides electrosurgical energy; an active electrode which supplies electrosurgical energy to a patient; an electrosurgical return electrode which returns electrosurgical energy to the electrosurgical energy source; and a surgical device, including; a housing having an activation switch disposed thereon, the activation switch adapted to couple to the electrosurgical energy source, the activation switch including a knob slidingly disposed within a guide channel defined within said housing; and the activation switch being selectively moveable in a first direction within the guide channel to set a desired electrosurgical energy level and the activation switch being selectively moveable in a second direction to activate the clectrosurgical energy source. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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Specification