Patent ID: 8932292
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An extendable suction attachment for one handed operation with an electrosurgical pencil having an electrocautery electrode, a handpiece, and at least one switch for activating the electrocautery electrode, the extendable suction attachment comprising: an extendable suction tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the lumen arranged to receive the electrocautery electrode of the electrosurgical pencil into the lumen via the proximal end; an attachment housing supportively coupled with the proximal end of the extendable suction tube; an extension control slideably coupled with the attachment housing and coupled with the extendable suction tube for controlling extendable movement of the distal end of the extendable suction tube over the electrocautery electrode; and an engagement member for releasably securing the extendable suction attachment to the electrosurgical pencil.