Patent ID: 8591509
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An electrosurgical pencil, comprising: an elongated housing configured to support an electrocautery electrode extending distally therefrom; at least one voltage divider network supported on the elongated housing, the at least one voltage divider network operable to electrically connect to a source of electrosurgical energy for controlling at least one of an intensity and a mode of electrosurgical energy being delivered to the electrocautery electrode; and an intensity controller slidably supported on the elongated housing, wherein the intensity controller includes a biasing member having a proximal end and a distal end, the biasing member disposed from the proximal end to the distal end along a single perpendicular plane in relation to the housing such that the biasing member, as a whole, only moves in a perpendicular direction with respect to the elongated housing to exert a force on the at least one voltage divider network and to provide a tactile feedback to a user of the electrosurgical pencil as the intensity controller is moved relative to the elongated housing.