Inventors:
Alex Wojciechowicz - Farmingdale NJ
Assignee:
Alto Development Corporation - Farmingdale NJ
International Classification:
A61B 1739
Abstract:
A suction coagulator includes an improved inclined and flared anti-clog tip. The anti-clog tip is located at the distal end of a hollow, conductive tube, the proximal end of which is connected to a handle. An interior channel having a long central axis runs through the conductive tube and the handle through a suction fitting thereon to a conventional source of suction. The handle also includes an electrical connection for providing electrical power to the conductive tube. An insulating layer surrounds the exterior sidewall of the conductive tube and is stripped back a distance D. sub. O of 0. 050 to 0. 200 inches from the distal end of the conductive tube. A thermal insulating sleeve is located inside of the interior channel of the conductive tube and extends from the distal end a distance D. sub. I into said interior channel. Distance D. sub.