Electro-surgical unit pencil apparatus having a removable shroud

Details Electro-surgical unit pencil apparatus having a removable shroud Electro-surgical unit pencil apparatus having a removable shroud

1998-11-11

2000-11-07

Dvorak, Linda C. M.

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

606 32, 606 45, 606 49, 604 34, A61B 1818

Patent

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061429953

ABSTRACT:
An electro-surgical unit pencil apparatus having a removable shroud adaptably fitted over an external surface of a surgical pencil is presented where the pencil apparatus includes a conduit located within the shroud having a tapered portion surrounding the surgical pencil and in communication with the distal end of the shroud. An external conduit may be coupled to the proximal opening of the shroud and smoke evacuation means may be coupled to the external conduit for exhausting smoke from the shroud. The conduit includes an open proximal end, an open distal end, and a generally semi-circular shaped hollow interior, a handpiece holder located near a top outer surface of the conduit, and a nozzle member attached near the distal end of the conduit.

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