| CPC A61B 18/1485 (2013.01) [A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 18/1402 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00964 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1475 (2013.01); A61B 2218/008 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. An apparatus for surgical procedures, the apparatus comprising:
a body having a longitudinal axis and a connection opening at a first end of the longitudinal axis, the connection opening including an electrical connection to an electrical circuit maintained within the body and an air path extending through the longitudinal axis of the body, the air path defining a channel fluidly connecting the connection opening at the first end to a swivel connector located at a second end of the longitudinal axis of the body;
a tube assembly having a distal end and a mating end along a tube longitudinal axis, the tube assembly having a vacuum inlet circumscribing an electrode extending from the distal end, the vacuum inlet operable for receiving surgical smoke, the vacuum inlet fluidly connected to an air tube extending through the tube longitudinal axis, the mating end operable to be removably affixed to the connection opening thereby connecting the electrode with the electrical connection and the air path with the air tube, the tube assembly operable to slidably move to a plurality of locations within the channel of the body, wherein each one of the plurality of locations vary a length of the tube assembly extending from the body and vary a distance of a distal end of the electrode from the body, wherein the electrode slidably moves with the tube assembly with respect to the body;
a first button arranged on an external surface of the body operable for controlling a current flow to the electrode at a first level;
a rotatable cam comprising a grip body that circumscribes the body and is located on the connection opening of the body, the rotatable cam operable to pivot about a lock pivot point in response to the grip body twisting about the body to a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotatable cam comprising a top exterior body including a guide pin projecting from an inner surface of the top exterior body, the guide pin operable to engage a slot in the lock pivot point when the rotatable cam is in the locked position; and
a removable air tube extension operable to be slidably coupled to the distal end of the tube assembly, the removable air tube operable to circumscribe an entire length of the electrode, wherein the removable air tube, the vacuum inlet, the channel and the swivel connector located at the second end are fluidly connected, wherein the lock pivot point is operable to engage and maintain a location of the removable air tube in the locked position, and wherein the lock pivot point does not engage the removable air tube in the unlocked position.
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