Cable connection systems for electrosurgical systems
AssigneeMegadyne Medical Products, Inc.
InventorsMichael D. Ehninger, Paul R. Borgmeier, Darcy W. Greep
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Abstract
Cable connection systems allow for an electrosurgical return electrode to be simultaneously connected to multiple ESUs. The cable connection systems can include individual return cables for simultaneous connection to each of the ESUs. The cable connection system can also include a junction that joins, connects, or associates the return cables in a manner that allows for the multiple ESU cables to be electrically connected to the return electrode at a single connection point on the return electrode.
Claims48
A cable connection system for selectively connecting an electrosurgical return electrode to multiple ESUs simultaneously, the cable connection system comprising:
- a first return cable that provides at least a portion of an electrical path between the return electrode and a first ESU;
- a second return cable that provides at least a portion of an electrical path between the return electrode and a second ESU;
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- a junction where the first and second return cables converge, connect, or are otherwise operatively associated with one another, wherein the junction is configured to divide electrosurgical current communicated from the return electrode such that a first portion of the electrosurgical current is communicated to the first ESU and a second portion of the electrosurgical current is communicated to the second ESU.
A cable connection system for selectively connecting an electrosurgical return electrode to multiple ESUs simultaneously, the cable connection system comprising:
- a common return cable connectable to the return electrode, the return cable providing at least a portion of an electrical path between the return electrode and first and second ESUs;
- a junction connectable to the return cable, the junction providing at least a portion of the electrical path between the return electrode and the first and second ESUs;
- a first return cable connectable between the junction and the first ESU, the first return cable providing at least a portion of the electrical path between the return electrode and the first ESU;
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- a second return cable connectable between the junction and the second ESU, the second return cable providing at least a portion of the electrical path between the return electrode and the second ESU,
- wherein the junction divides electrosurgical current communicated from the return electrode such that a first portion of the electrosurgical current is communicated to the first ESU and a second portion of the electrosurgical current is communicated to the second ESU.
A cable connection system for selectively connecting an electrosurgical return electrode to multiple ESUs simultaneously, the cable connection system comprising:
- a first return cable that provides at least a portion of an electrical path between the return electrode and a first ESU, the first return cable comprising a connector at a distal end, the connector being selectively connectable to the first ESU;
- a second return cable that provides at least a portion of an electrical path between the return electrode and a second ESU, the second return cable comprising a connector at a distal end, the connector being selectively connectable to the second ESU;
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- a shared common connector at the proximal ends of the first and second return cables, the first and second return cables being selectively connectable to a single connector associated with the return electrode via the shared common connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.