Patent ID: 8623008

Claim:
An adapter for a power connection element located between a handle and an electrosurgical instrument adapted to be fastened to it, the electrosurgical instrument including a shank, the power connection element being designed in accordance with a diameter of the shank of the electrosurgical instrument, and the handle being adapted to accommodate a power connection element designed in accordance with a larger shank diameter than the diameter of the shank of the electrosurgical instrument, the adapter comprising: an insulating portion adapted for fitment to at least one insulating section of the power connection element; and an electrically conductive portion adapted for fitment to at least one electrically conductive section of the power connection element, wherein the insulating portion and the electrically conductive portion are detachable from each other and the insulating portion is adapted to envelope the at least one insulating section and the electrically conductive portion is adapted to envelope the at least one electrically conductive section, thereby comprising geometry and characteristics of the insulating section and electrically conductive section, respectively, wherein the insulating portion and the electrically conductive portion are configured such that, in use, the adapter causes dimensions of the at least one insulating section and the at least one electrically conductive section of the power connection element to be increased by the adapter, thereby forming the power connection element designed in accordance with the larger shank diameter for accommodation by the handle, and wherein the electrically conductive portion comprises a rotation-symmetrical recess at one end thereof, into which an appendage of the insulating portion can be pushed when attached to the electrically conductive portion.