| 摘要 |
An electrosurgery system and method of practicing electrosurgery are provided, which incorporate the use of an electrosurgery probe. The electrosurgery probe an electrosurgery probe includes an electrically-conductive element comprised of a surgical tool tip segment, a mid-segment, and an electrical contact segment. The mid-segment includes a hollow, unobstructed tube having a wall and an interior flow passage, an open distal end and a closed proximal end. The mid-segment is coupled directly to the surgical tool tip segment and to the electrical contact segment. An opening is formed in the mid-segment which is in fluid communication with the interior flow passage. The surgical tool tip segment, the mid-segment and the electrical contact segment are all comprised of at least one electrically-conductive material. |
| 主权项 |
1. An electrosurgery system, comprising:
an electrosurgery handpiece comprising an elongate body segment and an exhaust segment, the handpiece having a main flow passage extending longitudinally therethrough, the handpiece further having a second passage extending longitudinally through a distal portion of the body segment, the second passage terminating in an electrical contact, the exhaust segment having a cross-sectional diameter greater than a cross-sectional diameter of the main flow passage; and an electrosurgery probe comprising:
an electrically-conductive element comprising a surgical tool tip segment, a mid-segment, and an electrical contact segment, the mid-segment comprising a hollow, unobstructed tube having a wall and an interior flow passage, the mid-segment having an open distal end and a closed proximal end, wherein the mid-segment is coupled at its distal end directly to the surgical tool tip segment and coupled at its closed proximal end directly to the electrical contact segment, the mid-segment further having an opening formed through the wall of the tube adjacent to the proximal end of the mid-segment, the opening in fluid communication with the interior flow passage, and wherein the surgical tool tip segment, the mid-segment and the electrical contact segment are all comprised of at least one electrically-conductive material to enable passage of electrical current from the surgical tool tip segment through the mid-segment to the electrical contact segment; wherein the electrical contact segment and a portion of the mid-segment are removably disposed within the electrosurgery handpiece such that the electrical contact segment is positioned within the second passage and the mid-segment opening is positioned within the exhaust segment. |
