Patent ID: 8882767

Claim:
An electrosurgical instrument for use during an electrosurgical procedure, the electrosurgical instrument comprising a hand piece and a utility conduit configured to transmit electrical energy from an electrosurgical generator to the hand piece and to convey smoke/fluid away from a surgical site, the hand piece comprising: a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having an intake therein; a receptacle disposed between the proximal end and the distal end and configured to have the utility conduit connected thereto; an input device configured to selectively control an operation of the electrosurgical instrument; and a channel system configured to selectively receive and retain therein at least a portion of the utility conduit, wherein the channel system enables an exit location of the utility conduit 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.