Energy dissipation device

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A - Human Necessities

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A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/34 (2006.01) A61B 18/14 (2006.01) A61B 19/00 (2006.01) A61M 13/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2065711

ABSTRACT A device for dissipating electrical energy from a surgical device is provided. The electrical energy is induced on the surgical device when a charge-inducing instrument, e.g. an unipolar electrocautery device, is energized in proximity thereto. The induced energy is dissipated by conveying the energy along an electrically conductive element to an energy dissipation region. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the surgical device is a cannula fabricated from a dielectric material, e.g., fiberglass, andinduced electrical energy is dissipated by contacting the energy dissipation region, e.g., a conductive band around the periphery of the cannula, with the body wall of the patient. An alternative means for grounding is achieved by providing an electrical fitting on a cannula housing which remains external to the patient's body, and securing a grounding wire thereto. 5931R

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