Abstract: A handheld electrosurgical instrument is disclosed, which comprises an upper lobe and a lower lobe, which join at and extend from a narrow neck region substantially perpendicular to one another. The instrument typically includes a surgical tool extending from a distal portion of the upper lobe. The tool may be modular, and the instrument may accommodate any of a plurality of different types and configurations of surgical tools.

Abstract: A cordless surgical knife comprises an enclosure and a blade extending from the enclosure. The enclosure contains a differential amplifier circuit configured to provide an RF signal, an output monitor feedback circuit, a return monitor feedback circuit, and a microprocessor that receives data from the feedback circuits and adjusts the RF signal. The enclosure contains a receiving antenna that is operable to receive a wireless signal associated with the RF signal from tissue of a patient. A transmitting antenna may be in electrical contact with tissue of the patient and transmit the wireless signal. Optionally, both the receiving antenna and transmitting antenna include at least two separate inductive circuits aligned on different planes, or each of the receiving antenna and the transmitting antennas is encapsulated inside an enclosure floating in a liquid so that the antennas are aligned by gravity.

Abstract: A cordless surgical knife comprises an enclosure and a blade extending from the enclosure. The enclosure contains a differential amplifier circuit configured to provide an RF signal, an output monitor feedback circuit, a return monitor feedback circuit, and a microprocessor that receives data from the feedback circuits and adjusts the RF signal. The enclosure contains a receiving antenna that is operable to receive a wireless signal associated with the RF signal from tissue of a patient. A transmitting antenna may be in electrical contact with tissue of the patient and transmit the wireless signal. Optionally, both the receiving antenna and transmitting antenna include at least two separate inductive circuits aligned on different planes, or each of the receiving antenna and the transmitting antennas is encapsulated inside an enclosure floating in a liquid so that the antennas are aligned by gravity.

Abstract: A cordless surgical knife comprises an enclosure and a blade extending from the enclosure. The enclosure contains a differential amplifier circuit configured to provide an RF signal, an output monitor feedback circuit, a return monitor feedback circuit, and a microprocessor that receives data from the feedback circuits and adjusts the RF signal. The enclosure contains a receiving antenna that is operable to receive a wireless signal associated with the RF signal from tissue of a patient. A transmitting antenna may be in electrical contact with tissue of the patient and transmit the wireless signal. Optionally, both the receiving antenna and transmitting antenna include at least two separate inductive circuits aligned on different planes, or each of the receiving antenna and the transmitting antennas is encapsulated inside an enclosure floating in a liquid so that the antennas are aligned by gravity.

Abstract: A surgical knife has been developed. The knife includes a blade with an edge that contacts tissue of a patient and a differential amplifier circuit that provides a signal of voltage and current to the blade at a certain frequency and waveform. The device also includes an output monitor feedback circuit that monitors frequency and amplitude data from the differential amplifier circuit and a return monitor feedback circuit that monitors that monitors frequency and amplitude data from the tissue of the patient. The device has a microprocessor that receives the frequency and amplitude data from the output monitor and the return monitor and adjust the voltage, frequency and waveform provided by the differential amplifier.

Abstract: A surgical knife has been developed. The knife includes a blade with an edge that contacts tissue of a patient and a differential amplifier circuit that provides a signal of voltage and current to the blade at a certain frequency and waveform. The device also includes an output monitor feedback circuit that monitors frequency and amplitude data from the differential amplifier circuit and a return monitor feedback circuit that monitors that monitors frequency and amplitude data from the tissue of the patient. The device has a microprocessor that receives the frequency and amplitude data from the output monitor and the return monitor and adjust the voltage, frequency and waveform provided by the differential amplifier.

Abstract: A toothbrush includes a storage unit having an input, a memory for storing audio signals received via the input. The unit can have an output for transmitting or playing the stored audio signals. A variety of different constructions of storage unit and toothbrush configurations are described, each creating an environment that makes tooth brushing enjoyable.

Abstract: A toothbrush includes a storage unit having an input, a memory for storing audio signals received via the input. The unit can have an output for transmitting or playing the stored audio signals. A variety of different constructions of storage unit and toothbrush configurations are described, each creating an environment that makes tooth brushing enjoyable.