| abstract |
A gas sensing surgical assembly that includes a handheld surgical device with a sensor coupled to the handheld surgical device, in fluid communication with an outside environment, and operably configured, without use of additional sensors, to be electronically and selectively altered by a user to detect a plurality of gases, the device also having an electronic gas detection circuit communicatively coupled to the sensor and operable, upon an identification of at least one of the plurality of gases by the sensor, to control an energy output of the device. |