Patent ID: 8226644
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An actuator assembly for providing pressurized gas to an electrosurgical instrument, the assembly comprising: a housing configured to receive a source of pressurized gas; an actuator pivotably secured to the housing and configured to be depressed by a user; a first controller located within the housing and configured to be coupled to the source of pressurized gas, the first controller controlling the delivery of the gas from the supply of pressurized gas to the electrosurgical instrument; and a second controller located within the housing and configured to be coupled to a source of electrosurgical energy, the second controlling the delivery of electrosurgical energy from the source of electrosurgical energy to the electrosurgical instrument, wherein the actuator is configured to engage the first and second controllers upon depression of the actuator.