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OwnerLaura Stewart, Ioanna Deroukaki +2inventors
InventorsLaura Stewart, Ioanna Deroukaki, Dominic Griffiths, Jason Brewer
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A surgical assembly and instrument are disclosed for removing particulate matter generated during a surgical procedure. The assembly comprises at least two electrodes, each of the at least two electrodes being electrically couplable with a pole of the same polarity of at least one DC voltage supply. The at least one DC voltage supply is arranged to generate an electrical field from a distal portion of the at least two electrodes for ionizing particulate matter suspended proximate a surgical site. The distal portion of each of the at least two electrodes diverge away from each other in a direction with is toward the longitudinal axis of the tool-piece. The divergent nature of the electrodes is particularly suited to open surgical procedures since the electrodes create a wide electric field for ionizing and capturing particular matter.
A surgical assembly for removing particulate matter generated during a surgical procedure, the assembly comprising at least two electrodes, each of the at least two electrodes being electrically couplable with a pole of the same polarity of at least one DC voltage supply, the at least one DC voltage supply being arranged to generate an electrical field from a distal portion of the at least two electrodes for ionizing particulate matter suspended proximate a surgical site,
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A surgical instrument for performing a surgical procedure, the instrument comprising a tool-piece and at least two electrodes, each of the at least two electrodes being electrically couplable with a pole of the same polarity of at least one DC voltage supply, the at least one DC voltage supply being arranged to generate an electrical field from a distal portion of the at least two electrodes for ionizing particulate matter suspended proximate a surgical site,
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