Surgery – Instruments – Electrical application
Patent
1994-04-19
1995-05-09
Aschenbrenner, Peter A.
Surgery
Instruments
Electrical application
604 35, 606 39, A61B 1739
Patent
active
054135753
ABSTRACT:
A multifunction electrocautery tool includes an elongated housing within which a generally cylindrical suction tube is slidably supported. A slide control is mechanically coupled to the suction tube and movable to control the retraction and extension thereof. The slide control includes an aperture coupled to the suction passage of the suction tube to facilitate a single finger or thumb control of the suction tube position and suctioning action. A cauterizing and cutting blade is supported proximate the suction tube and is coupled to a source of RF electrical energy by a connecting wire. In one embodiment, electrical controls for the cauterizing blade are supported upon the upper surface of the elongated housing while a pair of oppositely positioned slide controls are provided on right hand and left hand side surfaces to facilitate either right or left hand operation. In an alternate embodiment, a slide control is supported upon the upper surface which includes a control aperture coupled to the suction passage of the suction tube.
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Aschenbrenner Peter A.
Ekstrand Roy A.
Innovative Medical Technologies, Ltd.
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