WO1995020921A1 - A device for holding surgical instruments and for the manual control of the electrical supply thereto - Google Patents

A device for holding surgical instruments and for the manual control of the electrical supply thereto Download PDF

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WO1995020921A1
WO1995020921A1 PCT/EP1995/000417 EP9500417W WO9520921A1 WO 1995020921 A1 WO1995020921 A1 WO 1995020921A1 EP 9500417 W EP9500417 W EP 9500417W WO 9520921 A1 WO9520921 A1 WO 9520921A1
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Andrea Budic
Renato Rivetti
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00053—Mechanical features of the instrument of device
    • A61B2018/00172—Connectors and adapters therefor
    • A61B2018/00178—Electrical connectors

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  • the present invention relates to a device for holding surgical instruments and for the manual control of the electrical supply thereto, particularly for use in minimally invasive surgical operations.
  • the present invention relates to a device of the type indicated above, comprising a body which acts as a grip and has:
  • the at least one terminal being releasably connectible to electrical terminals of complementary profile on the surgical instruments so as to connect them to the device.
  • the aforesaid terminal enables the device of the invention to be connected to several surgical instruments in succession, for example, scalpels, forceps, scissors, and the like, which do not therefore need their own devices for controlling the current supply, with clear economic advantages.
  • the means for selectively cutting off the supply are on the body enables the surgeon safely and at the desired moment to cut off or switch on the flow of electrical current to the surgical instrument which is held by the device at the time in question and is controlled by the hand holding the device.
  • the device of the invention also offers the further advantages of ensuring good manoeuvrability and of having a simple structure.
  • the aforesaid body of the device has a plurality of electrical terminals.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device of the invention and of a surgical instrument, disconnected from one another
  • Figure 2 is a transparent, perspective view of the device of the invention.
  • a device 10 for holding surgical instruments and for the manual control of the electrical supply thereto has a body 12, preferably made of plastics material, acting as a grip.
  • the body 12 is L-shaped and is formed by a first elongate and flattened, substantially parallelepipedal element 14, from one end of which a second substantially parallelepipedal element 16 projects transversely.
  • the device 10 has electrical supply means comprising an electrical cable 18 which has a plug 20 at one end and the opposite end of which is connected to the end of the first elongate and flattened element 14 of the body 12 remote from the second element 16.
  • the cable 18 is connected electrically, by means of electrical circuits of known type, generally indicated 22 in Figure 2, to three electri'cal terminals 24a, 24b, 24c, positioned, respectively, on the face 26 of the second element 16 which faces inwardly of the body 12 and is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first elongate and flattened element 14, and on the two faces 28a, 28b of the second element 16, which are perpendicular to the inwardly-facing face 26 and to the general plane of the first elongate and flattened element 14.
  • Each terminal 24a, 24b, 24c is formed by a metal bush surrounded externally by the plastics material which constitutes the body 12 of the device 10, and defining internally a cavity 30 which communicates with the exterior.
  • the cavity 30 can house a metal pin 32 which acts as an electrical terminal of a surgical instrument, for example,the scissors 34 shown in Figure 1, scalpels, forceps, or the like.
  • Means for selectively cutting off the electrical supply to the terminals 24a, 24b, 24c are also fitted on the body 12. These selective cut-off means comprise a pair of push-buttons 36a, 36b disposed on a face 38 of the first element 14 of the body 12 facing in the opposite direction to the second element 16.
  • the device 10 is connected to an electrical supply by means of the plug 20 and the surgical instrument to be used first, for example, the pair of scissors 34, is fitted in the cavity 30 of one of the terminals 24a, 24b or 24c by means of its pin 32.
  • the surgical instrument to be used first for example, the pair of scissors 34
  • the terminal is selected on the basis of the type of operation to be carried out, the surgeon's characteristics, for example, whether he is left- or right-handed, and the like.
  • the surgeon can manoeuvre the instrument 34 held thereby and, at the same time, can allow current to flow towards the instrument 34 by pressing the push-buttons 36a, 36b.
  • pressing of the push-button 36a puts the instrument 34 in the cutting condition whereas pressing of the push-button 36b puts the instrument 34 in the condition for causing the blood to coagulate.

Abstract

The device (10) for holding surgical instruments (34) and for the manual control of the electrical supply thereto comprises a body (12) which acts as a grip and has: electrical supply means, at least one electrical terminal (24a, 24b, 24c) electrically connected to the electrical supply means, and means for selectively cutting off the electrical connection between the at least one terminal (24a, 24b, 24c) and the electrical supply means. The terminal (24a, 24b, 24c) is releasably connectible to electrical terminals of complementary profile on the surgical instruments (34) so as to connect them to the device (10).

Description

A device for holding surgical instruments and for the manual control of the electrical supply thereto
The present invention relates to a device for holding surgical instruments and for the manual control of the electrical supply thereto, particularly for use in minimally invasive surgical operations.
More particularly, the present invention relates to a device of the type indicated above, comprising a body which acts as a grip and has:
- electrical supply means,
- at least one electrical terminal electrically connected to the electrical supply means, and
- means for selectively cutting off the electrical connection between the at least one terminal and the electrical supply means, the at least one terminal being releasably connectible to electrical terminals of complementary profile on the surgical instruments so as to connect them to the device.
The aforesaid terminal enables the device of the invention to be connected to several surgical instruments in succession, for example, scalpels, forceps, scissors, and the like, which do not therefore need their own devices for controlling the current supply, with clear economic advantages.
The fact that the means for selectively cutting off the supply are on the body enables the surgeon safely and at the desired moment to cut off or switch on the flow of electrical current to the surgical instrument which is held by the device at the time in question and is controlled by the hand holding the device.
Risks connected with imperfect coordination of the movements of the various parts of the surgeon's body, which would arise if the electrical supply of the surgical instrument were controlled by a part of the body other than the hand holding the instrument, for example, by means of a pedal, are thus avoided.
The device of the invention also offers the further advantages of ensuring good manoeuvrability and of having a simple structure.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the aforesaid body of the device has a plurality of electrical terminals.
In order to fit each surgical instrument on the body of the device, it is thus possible to select the terminal having the most suitable position, according to the characteristics of the surgeon who will have to use it.
Further advantages and characteristics of the present invention will become clear from the detailed description which follows, given purely by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device of the invention and of a surgical instrument, disconnected from one another, and Figure 2 is a transparent, perspective view of the device of the invention.
A device 10 for holding surgical instruments and for the manual control of the electrical supply thereto has a body 12, preferably made of plastics material, acting as a grip.
The body 12 is L-shaped and is formed by a first elongate and flattened, substantially parallelepipedal element 14, from one end of which a second substantially parallelepipedal element 16 projects transversely.
The device 10 has electrical supply means comprising an electrical cable 18 which has a plug 20 at one end and the opposite end of which is connected to the end of the first elongate and flattened element 14 of the body 12 remote from the second element 16.
The cable 18 is connected electrically, by means of electrical circuits of known type, generally indicated 22 in Figure 2, to three electri'cal terminals 24a, 24b, 24c, positioned, respectively, on the face 26 of the second element 16 which faces inwardly of the body 12 and is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first elongate and flattened element 14, and on the two faces 28a, 28b of the second element 16, which are perpendicular to the inwardly-facing face 26 and to the general plane of the first elongate and flattened element 14.
Each terminal 24a, 24b, 24c is formed by a metal bush surrounded externally by the plastics material which constitutes the body 12 of the device 10, and defining internally a cavity 30 which communicates with the exterior.
As will be explained in detail in the following description, the cavity 30 can house a metal pin 32 which acts as an electrical terminal of a surgical instrument, for example,the scissors 34 shown in Figure 1, scalpels, forceps, or the like.
Means for selectively cutting off the electrical supply to the terminals 24a, 24b, 24c are also fitted on the body 12. These selective cut-off means comprise a pair of push-buttons 36a, 36b disposed on a face 38 of the first element 14 of the body 12 facing in the opposite direction to the second element 16.
In use, the device 10 is connected to an electrical supply by means of the plug 20 and the surgical instrument to be used first, for example, the pair of scissors 34, is fitted in the cavity 30 of one of the terminals 24a, 24b or 24c by means of its pin 32.
The terminal is selected on the basis of the type of operation to be carried out, the surgeon's characteristics, for example, whether he is left- or right-handed, and the like.
By gripping the body 12 of the device 10, the surgeon can manoeuvre the instrument 34 held thereby and, at the same time, can allow current to flow towards the instrument 34 by pressing the push-buttons 36a, 36b. In particular, by virtue of the known characteristics of the electrical circuit 22, pressing of the push-button 36a puts the instrument 34 in the cutting condition whereas pressing of the push-button 36b puts the instrument 34 in the condition for causing the blood to coagulate.
When it is no longer necessary to use a certain instrument, for example, the scissors 34, the respective pin 32 is removed from the terminal 24 and the pin of the instrument to be used next is inserted therein. This simple procedure can of course be repeated as many times as necessary.
Naturally, it is intended that, the principle of the invention remaining the same, the details of construction and forms of embodiment may be varied widely with respect to those described and illustrated in the drawings, without thereby departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A device (10) for holding surgical instruments (34) and for the manual control of the electrical supply thereto, comprising a body (12) which acts as a grip and has:
- electrical supply means,
- at least one electrical terminal (24a, 24b, 24c) electrically connected to the electrical supply means, and
- means for selectively cutting off the electrical connection between the at least one terminal (24a, 24b, 24c) and the electrical supply means, the at least one terminal (24a, 24b, 24c) being releasably connectible to electrical terminals of complementary profile on the surgical instruments (34) so as to connect them to the device (10).
2. A device (10) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the body (12) has a plurality of electrical terminals (24a, 24b, 24c).
3. A device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each terminal (24a, 24b, 24c) is formed by a metal bush surrounded externally by plastics material which constitutes the body (12) of the device (10), and defining internally a cavity (30) which communicates with the exterior and can house a metal pin (32) acting as an electrical terminal of the surgical instrument (34) .
4. A device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the body (12) is L-shaped, and is formed by a first elongate and flattened, substantially parallelepipedal element (14) from one end of which a second substantially parallelepipedal element (16) projects transversely, the selective cut-off means being disposed in the first element (14) and the at least one electrical terminal (24a, 24b, 24c) being disposed in the second element (16).
5. A device (10) according to Claim 4, characterized in that the selective cut-off means comprise a pair of push¬ buttons (36a, 36b) disposed on a face (38) of the first element (14).
6. A device according to any one of Claims 4 and 5, characterized in that the second element (16) has three electrical terminals (24a, 24b, 24c) positioned, respectively, on the face (26) of the second element (16) which faces inwardly of the body (12) and is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first elongate and flattened body (14), and on the two faces (28a, 28b) of the second element (16) which are perpendicular to the inwardly-facing face (26) and to the general plane of the first elongate and flattened element (14).
7. A device according to any one of the preceding Claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the electrical supply means comprise an electrical cable (18) which has a plug (20) at one end and the opposite end of which is connected to the end of the first elongate and flattened element (14) remote from the second element (16).
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