Smoke mitigation assembly for bipolar pencil

An electrosurgical device, comprising:

• a housing;
• an end effector assembly;
• and
• an activation switch operably disposed on the housing and configured to cause delivery of electrosurgical energy to the end effector assembly, the activation switch configured to communicate with an air control valve disposed within the housing to control delivery of a gas to the end effector assembly, the activation switch including a first stage for causing the delivery of the electrosurgical energy to the end effector assembly and a second stage for causing the delivery of the gas and the electrosurgical energy to the end effector assembly.

An electrosurgical smoke mitigation device, comprising:

• a housing;
• an end effector assembly configured to receive electrosurgical energy from an electrosurgical energy source for treating tissue;
• an air control valve disposed within the housing and configured to control a flow of a gas to at least one vent disposed at a distal end portion of the housing, the at least one vent configured to direct the flow of the gas from the distal end portion of the housing toward the end effector assembly for mitigating smoke at a surgical site, wherein the air control valve is configured to cause the gas to flow at a first flow rate and at a second flow rate different than the first flow rate;
• and
• an activation switch disposed on the housing and configured to control delivery of the electrosurgical energy to the end effector assembly.