Patent ID: 11950843
Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A handpiece for controlling an electrosurgical instrument, the handpiece comprising:
a body;
a flexible shaft extending from a distal end of the body;
a coaxial cable extending through a lumen defined by the flexible shaft, the coaxial cable being for connection to an electrosurgical instrument locatable at a distal end of the flexible shaft;
a control rod extending through the lumen, the control rod being for connection to electrosurgical instrument locatable at a distal end of the flexible shaft;
an actuating element slidably mounted on the body; and
a rotator rotatably mounted on the body,
wherein the coaxial cable and the flexible shaft are mounted to slide relative to the body with the actuating element and rotate relative to the body with the rotator, and
wherein the control rod has a proximal portion that is mounted in a longitudinally fixed position relative to the body.