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ES2259240T3 - Electrochirurgical device that has a dielectric hermetic closure. - Google Patents
Electrochirurgical device that has a dielectric hermetic closure.
ES2259240T3
ES2259240T3 ES99949291T ES99949291T ES2259240T3 ES 2259240 T3 ES2259240 T3 ES 2259240T3 ES 99949291 T ES99949291 T ES 99949291T ES 99949291 T ES99949291 T ES 99949291T ES 2259240 T3 ES2259240 T3 ES 2259240T3
ES99949291T
1998-10-23 Priority to US105367P priority
1999-09-21 Application filed by Covidien AG filed Critical Covidien AG
2006-09-16 Publication of ES2259240T3 publication Critical patent/ES2259240T3/en
An electrosurgical device (10) comprising: a housing (22) having a distal end (34; 156) defining a hole (36) of the housing having a diameter to receive an electrode bushing (40), an area of actuator and a switching mechanism (14) operatively coupled to the circuitry; an actuator (24) positioned in the vicinity of the actuator area and operatively associated with the switching mechanism to operate the bio-surgical device between a cutting mode and a coagulation mode; an hermetic seal (12; 150) of elastomer that covers at least a part of the housing above to prevent fluids and contaminants from entering the housing, and characterized in that said seal comprises an elastic wall (176) defining an orifice of the hermetic seal with a diameter d which is contiguous to said hole of the housing, and which further defines an opening (164) in an elastomer lip (54; 174) distal of the distal end of the housing to insert an electrode therein, the opening being at the distal end of said hole of the seal and having a diameter dl, which is smaller than the diameter d of the hole of the seal.
Electrosurgical device that has a dielectric seal.
This description generally refers to a electrosurgical device of the type that has an actuator for toggle between a cauterization mode and a cutting mode. Plus particularly, the present description refers to a electrosurgical device that has a hermetic seal of elastomer to provide protection against biocontamination and dielectric in order to prevent fluids enter the nose and actuator areas of the device electrosurgical
Devices suitable for use in surgical interventions such as cauterization, cutting and similar interventions are well known. For example, US Patent Nos. 3,648,001; 3,801,766; 4,827,911; 4,827,927; 5,088,997; 5,217,457; and 5,244,462 describe electrosurgical devices of this type. Typically, these electrosurgical devices introduce a cauterizing RF current, a cutting current or a mixture thereof into a conductive blade inserted into a nose region of a longitudinal housing by means of an actuating member with a switch operated by a finger arranged in the housing and electrically coupled to the electrode and a generator. Optionally, such devices include suction and irrigation capabilities. These characteristics are typically controlled through a control mechanism contained within the electrosurgical device and are operated with the actuating member or some other actuator.
dor arranged in the housing or in the generator.
WO 97/40761 describes a pencil electrosurgical which features an elastomer housing that defines a hole to receive an electrode bushing.
US Patent No. 3,411,241 describes a Electrosurgical pencil presenting a mandrel for an electrode. The body of the pencil, including the mandrel, is surrounded by a heat shrink coverage.
In some interventions, the progress of the blade in body tissue to perform an intervention Surgical causes fluids and biomaterials to be collected in the proximity of the device adjacent to the areas of the nose or Actuator These fluids and biomaterials can be deposited in the control mechanisms and cables inside the housing with what which make it difficult to sterilize and reuse the device. Additionally, conductive fluids can provide a undesirable conductive path from the electrode to the surgeon and to other objects of the surgical site, if the fluid enters the areas of the nose or the actuator.
There is a need for a seal that is can easily apply to an electrosurgical device, be it cheap, simple and reliable and provide protection against biocontamination and dielectric inhibiting the entry of fluids and contaminants through the areas of the nose and the actuator. There is an additional need for a seal that provide protection against biocontamination and dielectric inhibiting the entry of fluids and contaminants through the nose and actuator areas.
The present invention is defined in the claims 1 and 8 below. The characteristics optional and preferred are subject to the claims subordinates
According to the preceding description, it provides an electrosurgical device that has at least one elastomer seal able to provide protection before biocontamination and dielectric inhibiting the entry of fluids and pollutants through the areas of the nose and the actuator The bio-surgical device is of the type used for perform cauterization and cutting of body tissue through actuation means with a finger operated switch. The elastomer seal can be manufactured from a thermoplastic elastomer or resin that is placed in liquid form Inside a mold A section of partial housing that has the main circuit components and the mechanisms of the electrosurgical device within the mold.
Once the elastomer has been cured, the closure Airtight elastomer closes components and mechanisms within the partial section of the accommodation. The seal of elastomer defines a first flexible opening at one end distal of the electrosurgical device, which can be adapted to variable diameters of electrodes or blades connected to the area of the nose of the electrosurgical device.
A hermetic seal of actuator in the actuator area of the electrosurgical device to prevent fluids and contaminants from entering the Electrosurgical device through the actuator area. Be two buttons can be inserted inside the actuator seal and operatively associated with a switch mechanism of self-cleaning within the partial section of the housing to make operate the electrosurgical device between a cutting mode and a coagulation mode The closure can also be manufactured Hermetic actuator from a thermoplastic elastomer or resin.
A mechanism of self-cleaning switching and preferably includes a plate switch contact that has a pair of mobile contacts with contact faces Each mobile contact can correspond to a stationary contact placed inside a circuit mold. Every stationary contact can have a contact face aligned with a respective contact face of the corresponding mobile contact. When the actuator seal is depressed, the faces of mobile and stationary contact contacts slide one at along the other to clean the contacts, for example, from the non-conductive and contaminant corrosion.
The electrosurgical device is provided in addition to a counting mechanism to count the number of times that the device is connected to an electric generator. This Counting mechanism can be included at the proximal end of an electrical cord that electrically connects the circuitry inside of the electrosurgical device and the electric generator.
A seal of elastomer, which is manufactured separately from a device electrosurgical that is intended to close tightly. He airtight closure defines a first opening at a distal end and a second opening at a proximal end to adjust the closure of elastomer on the electrosurgical device. It defines a bag of the acting member in the vicinity of the second opening to adjust the actuator member therein. He airtight closure also includes a lip part that has a elastic wall circumferentially surrounding the first opening to adapt to the variable diameters of the electrodes.
The elastomer seal can be chemically adhere, if it is desired that the airtight seal, or it can be mechanically joined, if you want the airtight closure is disposable, to the nose area of a electrosurgical device to prevent fluids and Biomaterials enter the area of the nose and prevent establishment of a conductive path. It is contemplated that the closure airtight may also have a friction adjustment to the area of the nose of the electrosurgical device. Preferably, the Elastomer lip is soft to allow them to be inserted and tightly close electrodes and diameter blades variables
An embodiment is described below. preferred referring to the drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a electrosurgical device that has a hermetic seal of elastomer and a counting mechanism according to the present description;
Figs. 2 and 2A are perspective views of the electrosurgical device of Fig. 1 without the seal of elastomer;
Fig. 4 is a perspective view that shows the bottom of the electrosurgical device of the Fig. 1;
Fig. 4B is an enlarged view of the area of switching shown in Fig. 4A;
Fig. 4C is an enlarged view of the area of the tip shown in Fig. 4A;
Fig. 4D is a cross-sectional view of the electrosurgical device of Fig. 1 having an electrode attached to it;
Fig. 5 is an enlarged side view of the device self-cleaning switching mechanism electrosurgical shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 is an enlarged side view of the self-cleaning switching mechanism that is depressed for actuate the electrosurgical device shown in Fig. 1;
Figs. 6A and 6B are enlarged views in perspective of a switch contact plate that has a torque of mobile contacts;
Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the plug connection element with a counting mechanism integral shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 8 is an enlarged view from the top of the plug connection element of Fig. 7;
Fig. 9 is an exploded assembly view ordered of the plug connection element detailing the counting mechanism;
Fig. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of the rotating gear of the counting mechanism;
Fig. 11 is an enlarged overall view of the plug connection element with the upper half section of the retired accommodation;
Fig. 12 is a top view of the interior components of the plug connection element showing the counting mechanism;
Fig. 13 is a top view of the interior components of the plug connection element and the counting mechanism when the plug connection element is inserted into the electric generator;
Fig. 13A shows a counting mechanism alternative;
Fig. 14 is a perspective view of a elastomer seal configured to fit over a electrosurgical device;
Fig. 15 is a perspective view of the elastomer seal of Fig. 14 placed on a electrosurgical device;
Fig. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 16-16 of Fig. fifteen
Fig. 17 is an enlarged view of the area of the tip of the electrosurgical device shown in Fig. 16;
Fig. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the electrosurgical device of Fig. 15 having an electrode attached to it;
Fig. 18A is an enlarged view of the area of electrode interface of the electrosurgical device shown in Fig. 18;
Fig. 19 is a perspective view of the area of the nose of an electrosurgical device that has a elastomer closure adhered thereto; Y
Fig. 20 is an enlarged view, in section. cross section taken along line 20-20 of Fig. 19.
Next, a electrosurgical device that has a tight seal formed integrally with the electrosurgical device and two embodiments of an elastomer seal for a standardized electrosurgical device, referring to the drawings, in which analog reference numbers designate identical or corresponding elements in each of the various views. A switching mechanism with self-cleaning and a counting mechanism for the device electrosurgical that has the hermetic seal integrally formed with it.
Although the electrosurgical device that It has a tight seal formed integrally with it and the Two illustrated embodiments of the elastomer seal are useful to provide protection against biocontamination and dielectric, particularly in arthroscopic interventions, in which there are large amounts of fluid at the site surgical, preventing fluid from entering the areas of the nose and actuator of the electrosurgical device described here, or of others normal electrosurgical devices are also contemplated other functions such as the inhibition of contamination of device or devices on which closures are placed airtight
Referring to Figs. 1-13, an embodiment will be described below preferred of an electrosurgical device that has a closure tightly formed integrally with it, a mechanism of self-cleaning switching, and a counting mechanism that counts the number of times the device has been plugged into a Electric generator. Fig. 1 illustrates the device electrosurgical designated generally by the number of reference 10 having an elastomeric seal 12, a self-cleaning switching mechanism 14 and a mechanism 16 of count. The electrosurgical device 10 is suitable for use in surgical interventions such as cauterization, Court and similar interventions. The electrosurgical device 10 introduces RF cauterization current, cutting current, or a mixture thereof in an electrode 18 (Fig. 4D) that protrudes from the area of the nose 20 by means of a switching mechanism 14 with self-cleaning arranged within the partial section 22 of the accommodation. The device 10 can be sterilized by accepted sterilization techniques, such as, for example, the use of autoclaves or EtO (ethylene oxide).
The self-cleaning switching mechanism 14 includes a rocker switch 24 capable of operating the device 10 between a cutting mode and a coagulation mode. In the proximal end of the power cord 26 includes a mechanism of count 16 to count the number of times the device 10 in an electric generator 28. The electric control 26 preferably includes an extruded silicone jacket that it has three insulated conductors of poly-tetrafluor-ethylene in it and that has a length of approximately 4.5 meters. He switching mechanism 14 is described in more detail at then referring to Figs. 7-13.
Referring to Figs. 2 and 3, the partial section 22 of the housing includes an elongated portion 30 of body that supports a tubular member 32 at a distal end 34. Although it is shown as a half section of the envelope, it is also contemplate other envelope configurations, such as sections of a third, quarter sections, entire sections, etc. He tubular member 32 includes a hole 36 through it that has a female hexagon 38 in the vicinity of a receptacle of female electrode 39 receiving an electrode socket 40 (Fig. 4D). It is contemplated that receptacle 39 can retain in shape effective an electrode rod of 0.00238 m (3/32 inch) of diameter with an exposed length from 0.01524 m to 0.02286 m (from 0.6 to 0.9 inches). A molded hexagonal device of electrode in the receptacle 39 in order to prevent the electrode 18.
A tubular metal member 42 fits by coincidence one end of a tubular member 32. A distal part of electrode 18 fits by coincidence with the metal member tubular 42 when electrode 18 is inserted into the member tubular 32. The tubular metallic member 42 also makes contact with a cable 44 embedded within the molding 46 to connect electrically the tubular metal member 42 and in turn connect electrically electrode 18 by pressing the rocker switch 24 as described further below.
The body part 30 includes a bag 48 of the actuating member to expose the rocker switch 24 as is shown in Fig. 2. Part 30 of the body further includes several protrusions 50 at a proximal end to support the power cord 26 as shown in Fig. 2A.
The elastomeric seal 12 is formed within partial section 22 of the housing and around of the same to hermetically close the various components and the self-cleaning switching mechanism 14 within the section partial 22 of the housing and form the device 10 as shown in Figs. 1 to 4. A seal 52 is also formed of elastomer of the actuator switch, in a switch oscillating 24 and around it. It is contemplated that the closure Airtight 52 elastomer actuator switch provide a tactile response to the operator when closing contacts in either position: CUT or COAG (CUT OR COAGULAR) (Fig. 1).
The formation of the seal 12 brings I get the introduction of polypropylene into part 30 of the body of partial section 22 of the housing to fill the part 30 body and add rigidity to the electrosurgical device 10. Secondly, partial section 22 of the housing filled with polypropylene with an elastomer thermoplastic based on polypropylene to give the outer shape end to device 10 that includes a soft lip 54 (Fig. 4C) around the area of the nose 20 to keep the sleeve 40 of the electrode in place while preventing fluids from entering the area of the nose 20.
To form the actuator seal 52, a pair of contact inserts are placed such that the contact insert 56 matches each end of the bag 48 of the acting member Polypropylene is then added to form a seal 52 of the actuator and also to insert the mold inserts 56 within the seal 52. An insert It is colored yellow to designate the cutting mode and the other Insert is colored blue to designate the coagulation mode. Preferably, the yellow color is used to identify the cutting insert and the color blue is used to identify the insert of coagulation
Referring to Figs. 4A and 4B, it he will describe in more detail the mechanism of 14 switching with self-cleaning. Each insert 56 that is molded by insertion into actuator seal 52 corresponds to a respective swing arm 58 of the switch rocker 24. Rocker switch 24 is held in place by a support plate 60 that is adjusted by pressing within the Partial section 22 of the accommodation. The support plate 60 includes two openings 62 in alignment with a respective projection 64 of the rocker switch 24. Each boss 64 is able to connect a switch contact plate 65 (see Figs. 6A and 6B) the which includes a pair of mobile contacts 66 that fit a contact corresponding 68 stationary when rocker switch 24 It is pressed to facilitate cutting or coagulation. It facilitates the cut if the yellow insert is pressed and the coagulation if the blue insert is pressed.
As seen in Figs. 5 and 6, to facilitate the self-cleaning of the contact faces 70 of the mobile contacts and of the contact faces 72 of the stationary contacts, the stationary contacts 68 are forming an angle with respect to the mobile contacts 66 and the mobile contacts 66 are slightly flexible so that the contact faces 70 slide through the contact faces 72 during the operation of the mechanism 14 switching. This eliminates the formation of corrosion not conductive and contaminant on contact faces 50 and 52 during operation of the electrosurgical device 10.
Referring to Figs. 6A and 6B, the switch contact plate 65 includes teeth 74 in both ends to embed plate 65 into molding 46 (Figs. 4A and 4D). A tooth 74A makes contact with the cable 44 and the other teeth 74B, 74C and 74D make contact with cables 55 to provide electrical cutting and coagulation connections between the cables 55 and the electric generator 28. It is observed that the tooth 74C is connected to cable 44 via a central connection or 75 main power conductor to provide set to ground for both cutting and electrical circuits coagulation.
Switch contact plate 65 includes also two rounded parts 76 capable of making contact with the projections 64 of the oscillating arms 58. The rounded parts 76 flex down when rocker switch 24 is depressed to make one of the mobile contacts 66 contact your corresponding stationary contact 68 and create a connection electrical between wires 55, the main power conductor 75, cable 44 and electric generator 28.
The mechanism of count 16 referring to Figs. 7-13. He counting mechanism 16 is provided with a connection element of plug. The plug connection element includes a housing 90 which has half sections 90a and 90b of housing to accommodate various components of the mechanism of count 16 within them. The counting mechanism 16 includes a rotating gear 92, a counting gear 94, and a member 96 deflected by a spring. The rotating gear 92 (Fig. 10) includes a cylindrical head 98 that has a marker 100 in an upper surface 102 and a contact member 104 which protrudes from a lateral surface 106. At one end of the gear Rotary 92 is connected a gear wheel 108. The gear rotary 92 is designed to match a first cylindrical member 110 in the middle section 90b of the housing.
Counting gear 94 includes a head circular 112 designed to match a second by coincidence cylindrical member 114 in the middle section 90b of the housing. The circular head 112 includes an arrow 116 on a surface top 118 to point to a counting sequence 120 in the half section 90a of the housing as the gear 94 is rotated counting, as described in more detail below. Counting gear 94 also includes a wheel 122 of gear below a circular head 112. Member 96 deflected by a spring includes a rod-shaped member 124 and a spring 126. Spring 126 is designed so that it rests on a section of bar member 128 when the counting mechanism 16 is not plugged into the electric generator.
Housing 90 also includes three openings 130 for the placement of teeth 132 therein in order to create an electrical connection between the electric generator 28 and the electrosurgical device 10. Another opening is also included 134 for the placement of a housing 136 of tubular cord which houses a proximal end of the power cord 26. The cables 55 are extend from the proximal end of the power cord 26 and are each electrically coupled to a corresponding tooth 132, as indicated in Fig. 12.
When teeth 132 are plugged into the electric generator 28, the distal end of the shaped member 124 cane comes into contact with electric generator 28 and is forced proximally to push the spring 126 against the member 128 of bar (Fig. 13). As the cane-shaped member 124 moves proximally, a projection 140 makes contact with the wheel 108 of gear to rotate the rotating gear 92 in the direction clockwise. Therefore, according to the gear rotating rotates clockwise, the member Contact 104 makes contact with the gear wheel 122 so that the counting gear 94 rotate in the opposite direction of the clockwise This causes arrow 116 to point to a position. different in counting sequence 120. When the counting mechanism 16 of electric generator 28, spring 126 jump back to move cane-shaped member 124 distally
After a predetermined number of insertion and de-insertion operations of mechanism 16 of count, a point identified as "X" on the wheel of gear 122 (Fig. 13) is placed in the vicinity of the gear rotary 92. Point "X" does not include a gear to enter in contact with member 104 to come into contact and originate rotation of counting gear 96. Therefore, the counting gear 96 remains stationary with arrow 116 pointing to the end of the counting sequence 120, whereby the operator is notified to discard the device electrosurgical 10 in the form indicated by the icon (hand and cube of garbage) in the middle section 90a of the accommodation. It is contemplated that the rotating gear 92 and the counting gear 94 can be placed during manufacturing such that said point "X" is located in the vicinity of contact member 104 after a predetermined number of insert operations and disengagement, and not necessarily when arrow 116 points to the end of counting sequence 120. Although shown here as a mechanical or analog mechanism, it is also contemplated that the Counter / disabling mechanism can be electric, magnetic, etc.
Fig. 13A represents a connection element of an alternative plug that has a disabling mechanism 142 to prevent the plug connection element from being plugged into the electric generator after a number default insert and remove operations. The mechanism of disabling 142 includes a cogwheel 144 on the wheel 122 gear that fits boss 146 of bar member 128 to prevent the gear wheel 122 from turning in the direction counterclockwise after the wheel 122 of gear has moved a predetermined number of times. When cogwheel 144 fits projection 146, member 124 in cane shape does not move proximally when insertion occurs in the electric generator 28, since the wheel is prevented from turning 108 gear when in contact with the projection 140.
Referring to Figs. 14-18, a seal of elastomer, which is generally designated by the number of reference 150. The seal 150 of Fig. 14 is designed to be placed on a normal electrosurgical device of the type shown in Fig. 15 and generally designated by the number reference 152. Similar to the electrosurgical device 10, the electrosurgical device 152 is suitable for use in surgical interventions such as cauterization, cutting and similar interventions. The electrosurgical device 152 Enter RF cauterization current, cutting current or a mixture thereof in an electrode 154 that protrudes from a Morro area 156 of a longitudinal housing 158 by means of a finger operated switch that acts a member 160 arranged in an accommodation 158.
The elastomer seal 150 includes an elongated body part 162 having a first opening 164 at a distal end to receive the variable diameters of the electrodes or blades connected to the electrosurgical device 152. At a proximal end 170 a second opening 168 is defined to partially adjust the elastomer seal 150 on the housing of the electrosurgical device 152, such as shown in Fig. 15. The seal 150 includes a bag 172 of acting member in proximity to the second opening 168 to adjust the actuating member 160 therein. The seal 150 further includes a lip part 174 and a elastic wall 176 in the area of the nose 156 which has a thickness which is greater than the thickness of part 162 of the body, thus providing a more rigid structure, to allow the seal 150 to keep electrode 154 in a flat while preventing fluids from entering the nose area 156 as shown in Figs. 16-17A.
As you can see in Fig. 18A, the diameter "d" of the elastic wall 156 is smaller than the diameter "D" of the elongated part 162 of the body. The diameter "d_ {l}" of the lip part 174 is smaller than the outer diameter of the electrode 154 for the seal 150 to adhere in addition to the electrosurgical device 152 and avoid contaminant input The part 174 of lip and the elastic wall 176 also allow adaptation to electrode diameters variables The diameter "d_ {l}" of the lip part 174 is sample being smaller than the diameter "d" of the elastic wall 176.
After use, it can be re-sterilized the seal 150 or is discarded. The seal 150 of Elastomer can be sterilized using the accepted techniques of sterilization such as, for example, the use of autoclave or EtO (ethylene oxide).
It is contemplated that the seal 150 may be custom molded for an electrosurgical device concrete. It is further contemplated that the seal 150 cover the entire housing 158 of the device Electrosurgical 152. Moreover, it is contemplated that the closure Airtight 150 fits comfortably around housing 158 up to a minimum of 32 mm beyond the active point of contact plus next of the acting member 160.
Referring to Figs. 19 and 20, it shows an elastomer seal designated by the number reference 200 and attached to the area of the nose of the device electrosurgical 152. Seal 200 is attached chemically to zone 156 of the nose, which allows the closure Airtight 200 be reusable. It is also contemplated that the closure airtight 200 can be mechanically attached to zone 156 of the nose by rivets or other mechanical structure to allow the seal 200 is disposable. It is further contemplated that the seal 200 can also be adjusted by friction to the zone 156 of the nose of the electrosurgical device. The closure Airtight 200 elastomer includes a soft lip 202 and a opening 204, as in the embodiment of Figs. 14-18, to allow them to be inserted electrodes and blades of varying diameters and remain closed Hermetically as shown in Fig. 20.
It is contemplated that the seal 200 can be custom molded for an electrosurgical device concrete. Preferably, the seal 200 is made of a Shore A silicone hardness tester or thermoplastic elastomer. Be you can sterilize the seal 200 using the techniques of sterilization accepted such as, for example, the use of autoclave or EtO (ethylene oxide). After use, the closure airtight 200 can be sterilized again or it can be Discard.
It will be understood that various can be done modifications to the embodiments described herein. The description above should not be considered as limiting, but merely as an example of preferred embodiments.
1. An electrosurgical device (10) which includes:
a housing (22) having a distal end (34; 156) defining a hole (36) of the housing that has a diameter to receive an electrode bushing (40), an area of actuator and a switching mechanism (14) operatively coupled to the circuitry;
an actuator (24) placed in the vicinity of the actuator area and operatively associated with the mechanism of switching to operate the bio-surgical device between a cutting mode and a coagulation mode;
an hermetic seal (12; 150) of elastomer that covers at least a part of the housing above to prevent fluids and contaminants from entering the housing, and characterized in that said seal comprises an elastic wall (176) defining an orifice of the hermetic seal with a diameter d which is adjacent to said hole of the housing, and which further defines an opening (164) in an elastomer lip (54; 174) distal of the distal end of the housing to insert an electrode therein, the opening at the distal end of said hole of the seal and having a diameter d l, which is smaller than the diameter d of the hole of the seal.
2. The electrosurgical device of claim 1, wherein said actuator is a closure airtight (52) to prevent fluids and contaminants from entering in the housing from the actuator area.
3. The electrosurgical device of any preceding claim, wherein said closure Airtight is manufactured from a thermoplastic elastomer.
4. The electrosurgical device of any preceding claim, wherein said closure airtight is chemically adhered to said device electrosurgical
5. The electrosurgical device of any preceding claim, wherein said closure airtight is mechanically attached to said device electrosurgical
6. The electrosurgical device of any preceding claim, further comprising a counting mechanism to count the number of times it is plugged in the electrosurgical device in an electric generator.
7. The electrosurgical device of any of the preceding claims, wherein said Switching mechanism includes a pair of mobile contacts (66) each of which corresponds to a stationary contact (68), where one of said mobile contacts slides along said stationary contact corresponding to the activation of said actuator for cleaning said mobile contact and said contact stationary.
8. A method of manufacturing a closure hermetic in an electrosurgical device such as that of the claim 1, said method comprising the steps of:
place the device components electrosurgical within an elongated section of the housing, said elongated section of the housing including an opening of actuator;
enter the accommodation section within a mold filled with a liquid thermoplastic elastomer; Y
allow the elastomer to cure and be made of a piece with housing to seal components inside the accommodation
9. The method of claim 8, which It also includes the insertion molding stage of two inserts (56) inside the actuator seal to identify the cutting and coagulation modes.
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