ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,263, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to I.C. Medical Inc. (Phoenix).
"System and apparatus for automatic activation using radio frequency sensor" was invented by Ioan Cosmescu (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and apparatus for automatic smoke evacuation using an RF sensor. The system and apparatus utilizes an RF sensor for automatic activation of an evacuator that evacuates smoke and/or debris during the use of any electrosurgical instrument or surgical instrument that is capable of generating smoke and/or debris and capable of producing a radiofrequency during its operation. Exemplary embodiments of the system and ap...