Embodiments of the invention provide a suction evacuation system, or smoke evacuation system, for incorporation into hand-held surgical devices. In particular, the system according to embodiments of the invention can be used in hand-held surgical suction-irrigation devices that may also include electrical systems which deliver energy to effect cutting, ablation and coagulation effects at the surgical site. Embodiments of the invention provide a smoke evacuation system that can be incorporated into a hand-held surgical device wherein the smoke evacuation system is structurally and functionally integrated with the suction control system of the device.
