Wirelessly controlled bipolar surgical cautery apparatus
AssigneeBillings Clinic
InventorMarlin Dustin Richardson
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Abstract
A surgical cautery device includes a voltage generator, a controller, forceps, an actuator, and a receiver. The voltage generator is configured to be electrically connected to a power source. The forceps are electrically coupled to the voltage generator and configured to cauterize tissue. The actuator is configured to generate and wirelessly transmit an on/off signal. The receiver is operable to wirelessly receive the on/off signal. The controller controls power to the voltage generator from the power source in response to the on/off signal.
Claims19
A surgical cautery device, comprising:
- a voltage generator configured to be electrically connected to a power source;
- a controller;
- forceps electrically coupled to the voltage generator and configured to cauterize tissue;
- an actuator configured to generate and wirelessly transmit an on/off signal;
- a power cable that extends from the power source to the voltage generator;
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- a receiver positioned in the power cable, wherein said receiver is operable to wirelessly receive the on/off signal, the controller configured to control power to the voltage generator from the power source in response to the on/off signal.
A surgical cautery device comprising:
- a controller;
- forceps configured to cauterize tissue;
- an actuator configured to wirelessly transmit an on/off signal;
- a receiver positioned in a power cable that extends from a power source to a voltage generator, said receiver being operable to wirelessly receive the on/off signal, the controller configured to control power to the forceps in response to the on/off signal.
A surgical cautery device comprising:
- a controller;
- forceps configured to cauterize tissue;
- an actuator configured to transmit a control signal, the actuator being positioned in a shoe of a user and is operable with a portion of a foot of the user;
- wherein the controller is configured to receive the control signal from the actuator using a receiver positioned in a power cable that extends from a power source to a voltage generator, and to control power to the forceps in response to the control signal.
A method of operating a surgical cautery device having forceps, comprising:
- providing the surgical cauterizing device having forceps, a controller and an actuator;
- actuating the actuator to create a control signal;
- wirelessly transmitting the control signal to the controller using a receiver positioned in a power cable that provides power to the cauterizing device;
- controlling power to the forceps based on the control signal, wherein the power cable extends from a power supply to a voltage generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.