Patent ID: 6712813
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A family of handpieces for an electrosurgical instrument comprising:(i) each member of the family comprising: (a) a handpiece section comprising a handle having at one end a mounting portion configured to removably engage for mounting and for electrically connecting to a complementary part of a cable-connector section, each handpiece section further comprising an electrical component functioning when activated to generate a unique control signal for the electrosurgical instrument, (b) a non-removable electrode permanently connected to the opposite end of the handpiece section; (ii) the electrode being differently shaped or sized in each member of the family and the electrical component of each handpiece section in each member of the family having different electrical properties such as to generate a different unique control signal, (iii) a common cable-connector section for connection to the instrument, the common cable-connector section having at one end a receiving portion for removably receiving each of the mounting portions of each of the handpiece sections, the cable-connector section further comprising a cable and a connector for connecting to the instrument.