Hand piece with adjustable utility conduit
First Claim
1. A medical instrument for use during an electrosurgical procedure to convey smoke/fluid away from a surgical site, the medical instrument comprising:
- a utility conduit comprising a smoke/fluid evacuation hose configured to convey smoke/fluid away from a surgical site; and
a hand piece having a proximal end, a distal end having an intake, and a central portion disposed between the proximal and distal ends, the central portion having a receptacle to which the smoke/fluid evacuation hose is connected, the smoke/fluid evacuation hose being in fluid communication with the intake, the hand piece further comprising a channel system that enables at least a portion of the utility conduit to be selectively positioned within the channel system to thereby select an exit location from the channel system for the utility conduit, wherein the channel system enables the exit location 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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16 Claims
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1. A medical instrument for use during an electrosurgical procedure to convey smoke/fluid away from a surgical site, the medical instrument comprising:
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a utility conduit comprising a smoke/fluid evacuation hose configured to convey smoke/fluid away from a surgical site; and a hand piece having a proximal end, a distal end having an intake, and a central portion disposed between the proximal and distal ends, the central portion having a receptacle to which the smoke/fluid evacuation hose is connected, the smoke/fluid evacuation hose being in fluid communication with the intake, the hand piece further comprising a channel system that enables at least a portion of the utility conduit to be selectively positioned within the channel system to thereby select an exit location from the channel system for the utility conduit, wherein the channel system enables the exit location 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)
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8. A hand-held instrument comprising a hand piece and a utility conduit configured to transmit electrical energy from an electrical energy source to the hand piece and to convey smoke/fluid away from the hand piece, the hand piece comprising:
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a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having a smoke/fluid 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 hand-held 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 (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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