Patent attributes
Presented are a method and apparatus for surgical procedures. An exemplary apparatus includes a body having a longitudinal axis and a connection opening at a first end of the longitudinal axis, the connection opening including an electrical connection to an electrical circuit maintained within the body and an air path extending through the longitudinal axis of the body. The apparatus further includes a tube assembly having a distal end and a mating end along a tube longitudinal axis, the tube assembly having a vacuum inlet circumscribing an electrode extending from the distal end, the vacuum inlet operable for receiving surgical smoke, the vacuum inlet fluidly connected to an air tube extending through the tube longitudinal axis, the mating end operable to be removably affixed to the connection opening thereby connecting the electrode with the electrical connection and the air path with the air tube, and a first button.
