Enhanced electrosurgical apparatus
US5217457A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00017
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for enhancing the safety and efficiency of a hand-operated electrosurgical pencil having an exposed electrode with a distal end defining a tip for cutting biological tissue, which device comprises a nose piece adapted to be mounted about said electrode and defining at least one pathway for a stream of gas which shrouds the electrode at or near the tip thereof, and electrosurgical apparatus incorporating the device and a method for cutting biological tissue using the apparatus.
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