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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2005
Wayne J. Gonnering, Littleton, CO (US);
Wayne J. Gonnering, Littleton, CO (US);
ConMed Corporation, Utica, NY (US);
Abstract
A three-port receptacle connects both single-prong and three-prong electrical connectors of electrosurgical accessories to an electrosurgical generator. The receptacle includes two control ports for accepting the two control prongs of the three-prong connector and an energy-delivery port for accepting the energy-conducting prong of the three-prong connector. The energy-delivery port also receives an energy-conducting prong of a single-prong connector. A single contact assembly is located behind the energy-delivery port and delivers electrosurgical power to the energy-conducting prongs of both types of accessory connectors.