Patent ID: 9023032
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A61B,G02B,G02F

Abstract:
1. An electrosurgical instrument, comprising: a housing having an elongated shaft extending therefrom, the elongated shaft defining a longitudinal axis extending therealong; a rotatable member disposed on the housing and operably connected to the elongated shaft, the rotatable member configured to rotate with respect to the housing to rotate the elongated shaft about the longitudinal axis upon actuation thereof, the rotatable member including an inner surface defining an interior space therein; and at least one printed circuit board housed within the interior space of the rotatable member and defining a surface plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, the at least one printed circuit board defining an opening therethrough, the elongated shaft passing through the opening and the surface plane defined by the at least one printed circuit board.