#$%^&*AU2005205747B220120510.pdf#####HANDHELD ELECTROSURGICAL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT ABSTRACT A system and apparatus for controlling operating room equipment during an electrosurgical procedure is disclosed. The system includes an electrosurgical generator (10), a controller (20) in electrical communication with and configured to control the electrosurgical generator (10) and at least one operating room device (22, 24, 26), and a 5 handpiece (12, 13) having a housing (2) and a cable (18) extending proximally from the housing (2) providing electrical connection to the controller (20), the handpiece (12, 13) further includes first controls for controlling the generator (10) and second controls (24ac) for controlling at least one operating room device (22, 24, 26).2/4 cc4 N ts .CI Nc -0o