Cartridge assembly for electrosurgical devices, electrosurgical unit and methods of use thereof
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1. A cartridge assembly comprising:
- a cartridge member configured to couple a tissue treatment device having a pair of electrodes for treating tissue with an electrosurgical unit including a radio-frequency power delivery apparatus and a fluid delivery apparatus,the cartridge member having an elongated single piece cartridge body;
wherein a first contact structure and the second contact structure being within the elongated single piece cartridge body;
the first contact structure of the elongatedsigle piece cartridge body configured to couple the radiofrequency power delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit with the tissue treatment device and the second contact structure of the elonaated single piece cartridge body configured to couple the fluid delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit with the tissue treatment device;
a fluid delivery passage,wherein the tissue treatment device is configured to deliver fluid using the fluid delivery apparatus and radio-frequency power from the radio-frequency power delivery apparatus for treating tissue, andwherein the cartridge member is configured to operate with the radio-frequency power delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit and the fluid delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit.
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Abstract
The invention provides a cartridge assembly to couple a tissue treatment device with an electrosurgical unit, with the cartridge assembly operable with a power delivery apparatus and a fluid delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit. The invention also provides an electrosurgical unit comprising a power delivery apparatus and a fluid delivery apparatus operable with the cartridge assembly and a system thereof.
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27 Claims
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1. A cartridge assembly comprising:
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a cartridge member configured to couple a tissue treatment device having a pair of electrodes for treating tissue with an electrosurgical unit including a radio-frequency power delivery apparatus and a fluid delivery apparatus, the cartridge member having an elongated single piece cartridge body;
wherein a first contact structure and the second contact structure being within the elongated single piece cartridge body;the first contact structure of the elongatedsigle piece cartridge body configured to couple the radiofrequency power delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit with the tissue treatment device and the second contact structure of the elonaated single piece cartridge body configured to couple the fluid delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit with the tissue treatment device; a fluid delivery passage, wherein the tissue treatment device is configured to deliver fluid using the fluid delivery apparatus and radio-frequency power from the radio-frequency power delivery apparatus for treating tissue, and wherein the cartridge member is configured to operate with the radio-frequency power delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit and the fluid delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electrosurgical unit for use with a tissue treatment device having a pair of electrodes, the electrosurgical unit comprising:
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a docking assembly comprising a radio-frequency power delivery apparatus, a fluid delivery apparatus, and a cartridge receptacle for receiving a cartridge member of a cartridge assembly with a fluid delivery passageway and the tissue treatment device, the cartridge member having an elongated single piece cartridge body; wherein the fluid delivery passageway of the cartridge assembly is coupled to a receptacle that is within the elongated single piece cartridge body. and a first connection structure is within the elongated single piece cartridge body; wherein the cartridge receptacle is configured to couple with
1) the first connection structure of the elongated single piece cartridge body of the cartridge assembly to connect the radio-frequency power delivery apparatus of the docking assembly to the tissue treatment device and
2) a second connection structure of the cartridge member of the cartridge assembly to connect the fluid delivery apparatus of the docking assembly with the tissue treatment device; andwherein the docking assembly is further configured to disengage from the elongated single piece cartridge body of the cartridge assembly to disconnect the radio-frequency power delivery apparatus from the first connection structure and the fluid delivery apparatus from the second connection structure. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An electrosurgical system comprising:
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an electrosurgical unit comprising a radio-frequency power delivery apparatus and a fluid delivery apparatus, the electrosurgical unit having a first connection structure and a second connection structure; a cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge member and a tissue treatment device, the tissue treatment device having a pair of electrodes for treating tissue and a fluid passageway, wherein the tissue treatment device is configured to deliver fluid using the fluid delivery apparatus and radio-frequency power from the radio-frequency power delivery apparatus; wherein the first connection structure is configured to couple the radio-frequency power delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit with the cartridge member and the second connection structure is configured to couple the fluid delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit with the cartridge member;
the cartridge member coupling the tissue treatment device with the electrosurgical unit to provide radio-frequency power from the radio-frequency power delivery apparatus and a fluid from the fluid delivery apparatus to the tissue treatment device an engagement mechanism to engage the cartridge member upon insertion into a cartridge receptacle of the electrosurgical unit; anda contact switch at a rear end of the cartridge receptacle configured to close a circuit with a solenoid when the cartridge member reaches the contact switch. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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