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US 10,499,974 B2Granted
Illuminated electrosurgical system and method of use
AssigneeInvuity, Inc.
InventorsWarren P. Heim, Alex Vayser, David Wayne, Jason Hegener
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Abstract
A surgical system that illuminates a surgical site using one or more illumination means is powered by radiofrequency energy produced by an electrosurgical generator. Illumination may occur whether or not current is being delivered from an active electrode to target tissue.
Claims18
A system for illuminating a surgical field, said system comprising:
- an electrosurgery instrument having an illumination element for illuminating the surgical field;
- a secondary power source;
- a connector plug operably coupled to the electrosurgery instrument and having a receptacle for receiving the secondary power source;
- and
- a power conductor extending from the connector plug to a proximal end of the electrosurgery instrument,
- wherein the secondary power source is in the receptacle of the connector plug and operably coupled with the illumination element, and
- wherein the connector plug is configured to plug into an electrosurgical generator.
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A method for illuminating or facilitating treatment of a surgical field, said method comprising:
- providing an electrosurgery instrument having an illumination element for illuminating the surgical field;
- providing a connector plug coupled to the electrosurgery instrument, the connector plug having a receptacle receiving a secondary power source, wherein a power conductor extends from the connector plug to a proximal end of the electrosurgery instrument;
- energizing the illumination element with the secondary power source in the receptacle of the connector plug;
- and
- illuminating the surgical field with light from the illumination element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.