Multifunctional medical device

A medical device comprising:

• a first electrode;
• a second electrode;
• and
• a third electrode;
• wherein the medical device is operable in an electrostatic configuration where the first electrode is in electrical communication with a first pole of a DC energy source and the second electrode is in electrical communication with a second pole of the DC energy source, the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to cooperate to ionize and attract debris from a surgical site when the medical device is operated in the electrostatic configuration,
• wherein the medical device is also operable in an electrosurgical configuration where the second electrode is in electrical communication with a first pole of an AC energy source and the third electrode is in communication with a second pole of the AC energy source, the second electrode and the third electrode are configured for use in an electrosurgical procedure at the surgical site when the medical device is operated in the electrosurgical configuration, and
• wherein at least one of:
• a) the first electrode is a remote electrode pad in the electrostatic configuration,
• b) the third electrode is a remote electrode pad in the electrosurgical configuration,
• c) the DC energy source, the first electrode, and the second electrode cooperate to complete a bipolar electrical circuit in the electrostatic configuration so that the medical device is operable as a bipolar device, or
• d) the AC energy source, the second electrode, and the third electrode cooperate to complete a bipolar electrical circuit in the electrosurgical configuration so that the medical device is operable as a bipolar medical device,
• a fourth electrode and a switch, the switch located between the AC energy source and the second and fourth electrodes, the switch to electrically connect either the second electrode or the fourth electrode to the first pole of the AC energy source, and
• wherein the third electrode and the fourth electrode are arms of a forceps device.