Smoke evacuation electrosurgical pencil with lighting

A surgical smoke evacuation system, comprising:

• a smoke evacuator including a suction generator configured to create a vacuum pressure;
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• an electrosurgical pencil configured to operably couple to the smoke evacuator, the electrosurgical pencil including:
• a handle housing having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the handle housing including a fluid lumen;
• a light source disposed within the distal end portion of the handle housing and defining an aperture in fluid communication with the fluid lumen of the handle housing, the light source configured to generate light for illuminating a surgical site;
• a light-transmitting nozzle disposed distal to the light source and defining a fluid lumen in fluid communication with the fluid lumen of the handle housing and the aperture defined by the light source for suctioning surgical smoke from a surgical site, wherein the light-transmitting nozzle is configured to transmit light in a visible spectrum and a non-visible spectrum;
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• an electrode extending from the distal end portion of the handle housing and through the fluid lumen defined by the light-transmitting nozzle and the aperture defined by the light source, the electrode configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue.

An electrosurgical pencil, comprising:

• a handle housing having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the handle housing including a fluid lumen;
• a light source disposed within the distal end portion of the handle housing and defining an aperture in fluid communication with the fluid lumen of the handle housing, the light source configured to generate light for illuminating a surgical site;
• a light-transmitting nozzle formed of a resin and disposed distal to the light source, the light-transmitting nozzle defining a fluid lumen in fluid communication with the fluid lumen of the handle housing and the aperture defined by the light source for suctioning surgical smoke from a surgical site, wherein the light-transmitting nozzle is configured to transmit light generated by the light source;
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• an electrode extending from the distal end portion of the handle housing and through the fluid lumen defined by the light-transmitting nozzle and the aperture defined by the light source, the electrode configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue.