Patent ID: 8226643
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An electrosurgical instrument for providing pressurized ionized gas to a surgical site, comprising: a hand-held applicator having proximal and distal ends, a gas delivery member adapted to deliver pressurized ionizable gas to the proximity of an electrode located adjacent the distal end of the hand-held applicator, and a pressure safety system coupled to the gas delivery member that controls the pressure of the gas delivered to the proximity of an electrode, the electrode being adaptable to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy, wherein the pressure safety system is disposed within the hand-held applicator; and a remote portable actuator assembly capable of receiving a source of pressurized ionizable gas therein and having at least one controller that controls the delivery of the gas from the source of pressurized ionizable gas to the hand-held applicator and controls the delivery of electrosurgical energy to the hand-held applicator.