Gas-enhanced surgical instrument
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1. An actuator assembly for providing pressurized gas to an electrosurgical instrument, the assembly comprising:
- a housing configured to receive a source of pressurized gas;
an actuator pivotably secured to the housing and configured to be depressed by a user;
a first controller located within the housing and configured to be coupled to the source of pressurized gas, the first controller controlling the delivery of the gas from the supply of pressurized gas to the electrosurgical instrument; and
a second controller located within the housing and configured to be coupled to a source of electrosurgical energy, the second controlling the delivery of electrosurgical energy from the source of electrosurgical energy to the electrosurgical instrument, wherein the actuator is configured to engage the first and second controllers upon depression of the actuator.
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Abstract
A gas-enhanced electrosurgical instrument includes a hand-held applicator and a portable actuator assembly. The hand-held applicator has a gas delivery member adapted to deliver pressurized ionizable gas to the proximity of an electrode located adjacent a distal end of the applicator. The portable actuator assembly is capable of holding a source of pressurized ionizable gas, such as a cylinder or cartridge, and includes at least one controller to control the delivery of the gas from the source to the hand-held applicator and to control the delivery of electrosurgical energy to the hand-held applicator.
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1. An actuator assembly for providing pressurized gas to an electrosurgical instrument, the assembly comprising:
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a housing configured to receive a source of pressurized gas; an actuator pivotably secured to the housing and configured to be depressed by a user; a first controller located within the housing and configured to be coupled to the source of pressurized gas, the first controller controlling the delivery of the gas from the supply of pressurized gas to the electrosurgical instrument; and a second controller located within the housing and configured to be coupled to a source of electrosurgical energy, the second controlling the delivery of electrosurgical energy from the source of electrosurgical energy to the electrosurgical instrument, wherein the actuator is configured to engage the first and second controllers upon depression of the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An actuator assembly for providing pressurized gas to an electrosurgical instrument, the assembly comprising:
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a source of pressurized gas; a housing configured to receive a source of pressurized gas; an actuator pivotably secured to the housing and configured to be depressed by a user; and at least one controller located within the housing and configured to be coupled to the source of pressurized gas, the at least one controller controlling the delivery of the gas from the supply of pressurized gas to the electrosurgical instrument and controlling the delivery of electrosurgical energy from a source of electrosurgical energy, wherein the actuator is configured to engage the at least one controller upon depression of the actuator and the source of pressurized gas is visibly coded to indicate a characteristic of at least one of the type of gas in the supply of pressurized gas and the pressure of the pressurized gas.
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