Cautery with smoke removal apparatus

Details Cautery with smoke removal apparatus Cautery with smoke removal apparatus

1990-09-24

1995-04-25

Shay, David M.

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

606 41, 604 27, 128897, A61M 100

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054094844

ABSTRACT:
A cautery, for performing surgical operations through the application of heat to soft tissue, is provided with a smoke removal apparatus to remove smoke and vapors from the immediate area of an operation during use. In a preferred embodiment, the smoke removal apparatus includes a tube disposed proximate to a cutting tip of the cautery, the tube being connected at an opposite end thereof to a vacuum source.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2275167 (1942-03-01), Bierman
patent: 3906955 (1975-09-01), Roberts
patent: 4307720 (1981-12-01), Weber, Jr.
patent: 4715372 (1987-12-01), Philppba et al.

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