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Electrosurgical suction coagulator

US5133714A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 6, 1991
Grant dateJul 28, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M1/7411
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention disclosed herein is directed at a suction coagulator having a contact wire and a suction tube which has a portion thereof circumscribed by an insulating layer. The suction tube is electrically conductive and electrically connected to the contact wire and portions of both the contact wire and the suction tube, with its insulating layer, have a layer of plastic material molded thereabout to form a first insert. The first insert includes a body section having a surface through which a vent extends and an airway is formed within the first insert in spaced parallel relation with the upper surface of the first insert and in communication with the vent. A vent activation button is integrally formed from the upper surface of the body section and a longitudinally extending baffle forms the lower wall of the airway.

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