Patent ID: 9445863
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An electrosurgical system comprising: a handpiece including: a first working arm, a second working arm, and an activation circuit having only two switch states, the two switch states being a first switch state and a second switch state, wherein a therapy current is conducted between the first working arm and the second working arm when the activation circuit is in the second switch state and the handpiece is in a first position configuration; wherein the therapy current is conducted between the first working arm or the second working arm, and an adjacent handpiece component when the activation circuit is in the second switch state and the handpiece is in a second configuration; and wherein the therapy current is not conducted when the activation circuit is in the first switch state; and wherein the second working arm includes a bypass that electrically connects the adjacent handpiece component to a generator.