Non-Stick Monopolar Suction Coagulator
AssigneeKirwan Surgical Products, Inc.
InventorLawrence T. Kirwan, JR.
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Abstract
A monopolar suction coagulator device is provided for use with a vacuum source and an electrosurgical generator to perform a coagulation procedure and an evacuation procedure at a surgical site. The device includes an active electrode portion at the distal end of a probe, and the probe is formed of a thermally conductive and electrically conductive, non-stick metal material along all or substantially all of its length, to aid in heat dissipation during a coagulation procedure.
Claims19
A monopolar suction coagulator device for use with a vacuum source and an electrosurgical generator to perform a coagulation procedure and an evacuation procedure, the device comprising:
- a housing comprising a distal end and a proximal end, a suction port configured for connection to a vacuum line, and a cavity in the housing in communication with the suction port;
- a probe extending from the distal end of the housing;
- an active electrode portion disposed at a distal end of the probe, an electrical connection from the probe through the housing to the electrosurgical generator;
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- a suction channel formed within an interior of the probe from an opening at the distal end of the probe to an opening at a proximal end of the probe in communication with the cavity in the housing;
- wherein the probe is formed of at least a first material comprising a thermally conductive and electrically conductive non-stick metal, the first material extending along a length of the probe from the distal end toward the proximal end for at least 50% of the length of the probe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.