US 11,918,272 B2
Wirelessly controlled bipolar surgical cautery apparatus
Marlin Dustin Richardson, Billings, MT (US)
Assigned to Billings Clinic, Billings, MT (US)
Filed by BILLINGS CLINIC, Bililngs, MT (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/208,929.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/992,377, filed on Mar. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0290290 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 18/085 (2013.01) [A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00221 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00767 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00928 (2013.01); A61B 2018/126 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1462 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
8. A surgical cautery device comprising:
a controller;
forceps configured to cauterize tissue;
an actuator configured to wirelessly transmit an on/off signal;
a receiver positioned in a power cable that extends from a power source to a voltage generator, said receiver being operable to wirelessly receive the on/off signal, the controller configured to control power to the forceps in response to the on/off signal.