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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Conmed Corporation, Utica, NY (US);
Inventors:
Noah Mark Minskoff, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nathan Andrew Terry, Lowman, ID (US);
Assignee:
Conmed Corporation, Utica, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1402 (2013.01); A61B 18/08 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61B 2218/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention pertains to techniques or processes for managing surgical smoke. In one embodiment a suction apparatus evacuates the surgical smoke. For example, the suction apparatus may be arranged adjacent to an electrocautery electrode, which may generate smoke during operation, for evacuating smoke from a surgical site.