Smoke evacuation electrosurgical instrument
US11207126B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2218/008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrosurgical instrument with smoke evacuation, having an electrode, a suction lumen, and a plurality of slots connected to suction lumen, in which the slots may be longer than they are wide and wider than they are thick. The electrosurgical instrument may have the slots arranged longitudinally about its central axis, and the suction lumen may be wider than the slot widths.
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