Patent ID: 8211103

Claim:
An electrosurgical instrument for use during an electrosurgical procedure to transmit electrical energy from an electrosurgical generator to tissue of a patient, the electrosurgical instrument comprising a hand piece that is receptive to a conductive electrode tip, and an electrical cable configured to transmit the electrical energy from the electrosurgical generator to the hand piece, the hand piece comprising: a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being configured to receive a conductive electrode tip at least partially therein; a receptacle disposed between the proximal end and the distal end and configured to receive therein an end of the electrical cable; an input device configured to selectively control the transmission of the electrical energy to the tissue of a patient; and a channel system configured to receive and retain therein at least a portion of the electrical cable, wherein the channel system enables an exit location of the electrical cable from the channel system to be selectively adjusted such that the exit location may be selectively moved along a length of the hand piece between the receptacle and the proximal end.