Electrosurgical instrument with adjustable utility conduit
First Claim
1. An electrosurgical instrument for use during an electrosurgical procedure, the electrosurgical instrument comprising a hand piece and a utility conduit configured to transmit electrical energy from an electrosurgical generator to the hand piece and to convey smoke/fluid away from a surgical site, the hand piece comprising:
- a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having an intake therein;
a receptacle disposed between the proximal end and the distal end and configured to have the utility conduit connected thereto;
an input device configured to selectively control an operation of the electrosurgical instrument; and
a channel system configured to selectively receive and retain therein at least a portion of the utility conduit, wherein the channel system enables an exit location of the utility conduit from the channel system to be selectively adjusted such that the exit location may be selectively moved along a length of the hand piece between the receptacle and the proximal end.
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Abstract
An electrosurgical instrument that reduces the amount of fatigue experienced by a physician performing electrosurgery includes a hand piece with a utility conduit connected to the hand piece at a central portion of the hand piece. The utility conduit can include an electrical cable and a smoke/fluid evacuation hose. The hand piece can include a channel system that receives a portion of the utility conduit therein and allows a physician to adjust the location on the hand piece at which the utility conduit exits the hand piece. Adjusting the location on the hand piece at which the utility conduit exits the hand piece can reduce the resistance to the movement of the electrosurgical instrument created by the weight of the utility conduit, which leads to less fatigue in a physician'"'"'s hand during electrosurgery.
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19 Claims
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1. An electrosurgical instrument for use during an electrosurgical procedure, the electrosurgical instrument comprising a hand piece and a utility conduit configured to transmit electrical energy from an electrosurgical generator to the hand piece and to convey smoke/fluid away from a surgical site, the hand piece comprising:
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a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having an intake therein; a receptacle disposed between the proximal end and the distal end and configured to have the utility conduit connected thereto; an input device configured to selectively control an operation of the electrosurgical instrument; and a channel system configured to selectively receive and retain therein at least a portion of the utility conduit, wherein the channel system enables an exit location of the utility conduit from the channel system to be selectively adjusted such that the exit location may be selectively moved along a length of the hand piece between the receptacle and the proximal end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrosurgical instrument for use during an electrosurgical procedure to transmit electrical energy from an electrosurgical generator to tissue of a patient and to remove smoke/fluid from a surgical site, the electrosurgical instrument comprising:
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a utility conduit comprising; an electrical cable configured to transmit the electrical energy from the electrosurgical generator; and a smoke/fluid evacuation hose configured to convey the smoke/fluid away from the surgical site; and a hand piece having a proximal end, a distal end, and a central portion disposed therebetween, the central portion having a receptacle to which the utility conduit is connected, the hand piece further comprising a channel system configured to selectively receive and retain therein at least a portion of the utility conduit, wherein the channel system enables a user of the electrosurgical instrument to selectively adjust an exit location for the utility conduit to selectively move the exit location along at least a portion of a length of the hand piece. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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