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US 2014/0276798 A1Published application
Hand switched combined electrosurgical monopolar and bipolar device
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc.
InventorsKester J. Batchelor, Richard Curtis, Jyue Boon (Jonas) Lim, Tsuyoshi Hayashida, John Mensch
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Abstract
An electrosurgical instrument connectivity system providing monopolar and bipolar plugs each having a plurality of conductors which allow for use of combination monopolar/bipolar electrosurgical devices with industry standard electrosurgical generator outlets.
Claims14
An electrical cable comprising:
- a first plug, including a first, second and third conductor extending therefrom, wherein the first and second conductors are first and second electrosurgical leads and the third conductor is a first electrosurgical activation switch return lead;
- a first electrosurgical activation switch connected between one of the electrosurgical leads and the first electrosurgical activation switch return lead;
- a second plug adapted to plug including a fourth, fifth and optionally a sixth conductor extending therefrom, wherein the fourth conductor is a third electrosurgical lead and the fifth and sixth conductors are second and third electrosurgical activation switch return leads;
- a second electrosurgical activation switch connected between the fourth conductor and the fifth conductor;
- a third electrosurgical activation switch connected between the fourth conductor and the sixth conductor;
- wherein the third conductor is common with one of the fifth or sixth conductors.
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An electrical cable for a monopolar/bipolar device comprising:
- a first plug configured to plug into a bipolar outlet and including three conductors extending therefrom wherein a first and second conductor are bipolar HF leads, and a third conductor is a bipolar switch return lead;
- a bipolar activation switch connecting one of the bipolar HF leads and the bipolar switch return lead;
- a second plug configured to plug into a monopolar outlet and including two conductors extending therefrom wherein a fourth conductor is a monopolar HF lead and a fifth conductor is a monopolar switch return lead;
- a monopolar activation switch connecting the monopolar HF lead and the monopolar switch return lead;
- wherein the bipolar switch return lead is common with the monopolar switch return leads, so that four or less conductors are used.
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An electrical cable comprising:
- a first plug configured to plug into a bipolar outlet, the first plug including a first, second and third bipolar conductor extending therefrom, wherein the first and second bipolar conductors are bipolar HF leads and the third bipolar conductor is a bipolar switch return lead,
- a bipolar activation switch connected between one of the bipolar HF leads and the bipolar switch return lead
- a second plug adapted to plug into a monopolar outlet, the second plug including a first, second and third monopolar conductor extending therefrom, wherein the first monopolar conductor is a monopolar HF lead and the second and third monopolar conductors are monopolar switch return leads;
- a monopolar cut activation switch connected between the monopolar HF lead and the second monopolar switch return lead;
- a monopolar coag activation switch connected between the monopolar HF lead and the third monopolar switch return lead;
- wherein the bipolar switch return lead also operates as one of the second or third monopolar switch return leads.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.