Swivel device for improved surgical smoke evacuation
OwnerIoan Cosmescuinventor
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Abstract
A swivel device includes an improved connection between an electro-surgical unit (ESU) pencil's smoke evacuation system and a vacuum tube. The swivel device includes a fixed member attached to a rotating member. The rotating member allows the stiff vacuum tube to twist and coil freely while preventing forced movement of the fixed member or the ESU pencil. The swivel device can be added to existing ESU pencils with smoke evacuation systems or it can be built into ESU pencils with smoke evacuation systems.
Claims15
An electrosurgery pencil with integrated smoke evacuation and swivel capability comprising:
- an electrosurgery handpiece having a first end, a second end, and a smoke evacuation channel contained therein;
- an electrode connected to the first end of the electrosurgery handpiece;
- a fixed member incorporated within, and permanently built into, the second end of the electrosurgery handpiece such that it forms a continuous portion of the handpiece wherein the fixed member has an open end;
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- a rotating member coupled to the fixed member.
An electrosurgery pencil with integrated smoke evacuation and swivel capability comprising:
- a fixed member permanently incorporated within an end of an electrosurgery pencil with integrated smoke evacuation such that it forms a continuous portion of the electrosurgery pencil with integrated smoke evacuation wherein the fixed member has an open end;
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- a rotating member having opposing open ends wherein one end of the rotating member is coupled to the open end of the fixed member.
An electrosurgery smoke evacuation shroud attachment with swivel capability comprising:
- a fixed member permanently incorporated within an end of the smoke evacuation shroud attachment such that it forms a continuous portion of the smoke evacuation shroud attachment wherein the fixed member has an open end;
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- a rotating member having opposing open ends wherein one end of the rotating member is coupled to the open end of the fixed member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.