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Electrosurgical device with LED adapter

US8506565B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 23, 2007
Grant dateAug 13, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 9, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2090/309
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present disclosure includes an electrosurgical instrument which further includes a housing having distal and proximal ends. The electrosurgical instrument also includes a light-emitting diode adapter having distal and proximal ends configured to selectively engage the distal end of the housing. The light-emitting diode adapter also includes at least one light-emitting diode disposed therein. The light-emitting diode is adapted to connect to an electrosurgical energy source and being selectively activatable to emit light from the adapter. The at least one electrode is configured to selectively engage the distal end of the light-emitting diode adapter and adapted to connect to the electrosurgical energy source.

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