Patent ID: 8128622

Claim:
An electrosurgical pencil, comprising: an elongated housing; an electrocautery blade supported within the housing and extending distally therefrom, the electrocautery blade being connected to a source of electrosurgical energy; an activation button supported on the housing; a transducer electrically connected between the activation button and the source of electrosurgical energy, the transducer being configured to transmit an electrical output signal to the electrosurgical energy source correlating to the movement of the activation button, the source of electrosurgical energy correspondingly supplying an amount of electrosurgical energy to the electrocautery blade dependant upon the electrical output signal; and a control pendent operatively coupled to the housing and electrically connected to the source of electrosurgical energy, the control pendent including at least one control knob operatively supported thereon, wherein the at least one control knob is configured and adapted to enable selection of a particular emission signal from the source of electrosurgical energy.