US 12,268,431 B2
Electrosurgery handpiece/pencil with smoke evacuation
Ioan Cosmescu, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to I.C. Medical, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by I.C. Medical, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on May 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/321,233.
Application 18/321,233 is a continuation of application No. 16/836,385, filed on Mar. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,751,935.
Application 16/836,385 is a continuation of application No. 16/276,818, filed on Feb. 15, 2019, granted, now 10,675,083, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Application 16/276,818 is a continuation of application No. 15/623,640, filed on Jun. 15, 2017, granted, now 10,213,249, issued on Feb. 26, 2019.
Application 15/623,640 is a continuation of application No. 14/726,553, filed on May 31, 2015, granted, now 9,687,292, issued on Jun. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0301709 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 18/1402 (2013.01) [A61B 2018/00178 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00607 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00922 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0094 (2013.01); A61B 2218/008 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrosurgery pencil comprising:
a hollow tubular handpiece member having a first end and a second end;
a planar platform having a recessed area located above a top outer surface of the hollow tubular handpiece member and one or more channels for retaining one or more insulated wires within the planar platform;
an electrode positioned within the first end of the hollow tubular handpiece member;
a circuit board seated within the recessed area of said planar platform;
at least one wire for connecting the circuit board to the electrode;
an electrical cord for connecting said circuit board to an energy source wherein the electrical cord contains a portion of the one or more insulated wires that are not retained within the platform; and
one or more depressable button members positioned above said circuit board for enabling selective contact with said circuit board.