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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2022
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Jenna Dancy, Longmont, CO (US);
Stephen G. Harmon, Erie, CO (US);
Kelsey S. Fitzgerald, Superior, CO (US);
James H. Bodmer, Longmont, CO (US);
Jason T. Sanders, Longmont, CO (US);
Hannah M. Ginsberg, Westminster, CO (US);
Clifford D. Owens, Denver, CO (US);
Tony G. Moua, Thornton, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An electrosurgical pencil includes a handle housing defining a fluid lumen and a central longitudinal axis. A nozzle defines a fluid lumen in fluid communication with the fluid lumen defined by the handle housing for evacuating fluid from a surgical site. The nozzle includes a slot configured to receive a nub protruding from the distal end portion of the handle housing to releasably couple the nozzle to the handle housing. An electrode configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue has a proximal portion coupled to the handle housing and a distal portion extending through the fluid lumen defined by the nozzle. At least a portion of the electrode extends distally from a distal end of the nozzle. The electrode defines a central longitudinal axis offset from the central longitudinal axis defined by the handle housing.