Apparatus and method for electrosurgical suction
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1. A suction apparatus for use with a surgical instrument that may generate smoke comprising:
- a ring manifold having a lumen extending substantially around the ring manifold, the ring manifold having an inner perimeter adapted to releasably receive a surgical instrument, the ring manifold having an outer perimeter;
a rotatable suction control band substantially encircling a plurality of suction intake ports arranged about the outer perimeter of the ring manifold for variably sealing the plurality of suction intake ports of the ring manifold, so as to variably control suction provided externally to the plurality of suction intake ports for evacuating smoke that is generated by the surgical instrument;
an extendable suction tube having proximal and distal ends; and
an attachment housing fluidly coupled with the ring manifold and with the proximal end of the extendable suction tube.
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Abstract
The invention pertains to techniques or processes for managing surgical smoke. In one embodiment a suction apparatus evacuates the surgical smoke. For example, the suction apparatus may be arranged adjacent to an electrocautery electrode, which may generate smoke during operation, for evacuating smoke from a surgical site.
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1. A suction apparatus for use with a surgical instrument that may generate smoke comprising:
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a ring manifold having a lumen extending substantially around the ring manifold, the ring manifold having an inner perimeter adapted to releasably receive a surgical instrument, the ring manifold having an outer perimeter; a rotatable suction control band substantially encircling a plurality of suction intake ports arranged about the outer perimeter of the ring manifold for variably sealing the plurality of suction intake ports of the ring manifold, so as to variably control suction provided externally to the plurality of suction intake ports for evacuating smoke that is generated by the surgical instrument; an extendable suction tube having proximal and distal ends; and an attachment housing fluidly coupled with the ring manifold and with the proximal end of the extendable suction tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A suction apparatus for an electrosurgical pencil having an electrocautery blade comprising:
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a ring manifold having a lumen extending substantially around the ring manifold, the lumen for conducting smoke evacuated by the ring manifold, the ring manifold having an inner perimeter adapted to releasably receive the electrosurgical pencil; a rotatable suction control band substantially encircling a plurality of suction intake ports arranged about an outer perimeter of the ring manifold for variably sealing the plurality of suction intake ports, so as to variably control suction provided externally to the plurality of suction intake ports for evacuating smoke that may be generated by the electrosurgical pencil; an extendable suction tube having proximal and distal ends. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for using a surgical instrument that may generate smoke comprising:
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providing a suction apparatus comprising an extendable suction tube and a surgical instrument within a releasable suction apparatus, the releasable suction apparatus having an inner perimeter of a ring manifold, the ring manifold having a lumen extending substantially around the ring manifold, having the inner perimeter of the ring manifold adapted to releasably receive the surgical instrument, the releasable suction apparatus including a rotatable suction control band substantially encircling a plurality of suction intake ports arranged about an outer perimeter of the ring manifold for variably sealing the plurality of suction intake ports of the ring manifold, so as to variably control suction provided externally to the plurality of suction intake ports for evacuating smoke that is generated by the surgical instrument; activating the surgical instrument so as to generate smoke; evacuating the smoke using suction intake ports of a smoke intake manifold; and evacuating liquid or debris using the extendable suction tube during surgical operations with the surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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