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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1991
Richard P Fleenor, Denver, CO (US);
Beacon Laboratories, Inc., Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for supporting an electrosurgical generator (14) and interfacing the generator (14) with an electrosurgical pencil (40, 234, or 254) and a supply of inert gas to allow gas-enhanced electrosurgery. One embodiment generally includes an accessible platform (134) for supporting the generator (14), a receiving area (146) for containing a supply of inert gas, an adaptor (142) for receiving an electrosurgical pencil interconnected with the supply of inert gas, and an interface structure (210) which allows an operator, through use of a control device, to control the flow of gas and electrical output to the pencil. Consequently, existing generators may be used with the present invention to conduct gas-enhanced electrosurgery.